Some reproductive rights activists say that Amendment 3, which Missouri voters passed in November, didn't go far enough in expanding abortion access to help the most vulnerable populations. One sticking point was the amendment's language setting limits at "fetal viability,

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an opinion laying out the parts of state abortion law he thinks remain enforceable.

The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions. Andrew Bailey says his office will continue to enforce laws requiring parental consent and outlawing coercion.

Barbara Phifer sing on the steps of the Civil Courts building following a news conference announcing a lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion ban on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in downtown St. Louis. JEFFERSON CITY — Clergy who challenged Missouri’s abortion ban announced Wednesday they were dismissing their lawsuit after Missourians voted to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution Nov.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey believes the state can still enforce some abortion restrictions even after voters lifted the state’s ban earlier this month, though he didn’t weigh in on the constitutionality of a host of laws that are currently the focus of a lawsuit.