Following a Missouri Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood has halted abortion services in the state as the court directed a reevaluation of previous injunctions that permitted abortions. This ruling comes after Missouri voters amended the state constitution to protect reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood's president expressed shock at the court's decision, emphasizing that while the constitutional right exists, the practical access to abortion is now complicated. The state's Attorney General heralded the ruling as a victory for regulations intended to protect health and safety.
Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, stated, "It's shocking. For the court to vacate those injunctions in a technical way is alarming... Missourians have a right to an abortion in theory only until we can get another injunction in place."
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey praised the ruling as a "major win for the rule of law, women's health, and unborn life," stating that Zhang's order had blocked enforcement of key health and safety regulations.
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