Abortion

Missouri doesn’t have a marquee statewide race next year. But the results of some contests could be a big sign of a Democratic wave or continued GOP dominance.

The GOP official recently returned to public office after a nearly 20-year layoff. She’ll be handling major litigation involving abortion and congressional redistricting.

Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey argued that reinstating the state's abortion regulations would not cause "irreparable harm" to patients. The appeals court rejected that claim, allowing Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis to continue offering services.

Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ proposed ballot language was “fair and sufficient,” though it does not explicitly state it would again ban most abortions.

The office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is subpoenaing patient medical records, incident reports, “adverse event documentation” and more from Planned Parenthood. The organization called the request "nothing more than an attempt to harass" them and is fighting back in court.

Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Republican attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho intervened in a case aimed at challenging the safety of mifepristone. After the U.S. Supreme Court said that anti-abortion groups couldn’t sue, Missouri became the lead plaintiff.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins will have to rewrite the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment a third time, because the judge ruled that it "fails to adequately alert voters" that the measure would ban abortion.

A judge ordered a rewrite of ballot language approved by lawmakers because it failed to mention the amendment would repeal abortion rights.

Cole County Judge Daniel Green ordered a new ballot summary on a measure to repeal Amendment 3.

A proposed amendment written by Missouri Republican lawmakers would repeal the reproductive rights measure passed by voters last year — but makes no mention that it would ban abortion. The ACLU of Missouri argues the proposal violates the state constitution and misleads voters.