Missouri Advocates Sue to Overturn More Than a Dozen Laws on Abortion
The advocates say the laws conflict with the state constitution’s new protection for reproductive rights.
The fight over reproductive freedom enters a grim new chapter.
The advocates say the laws conflict with the state constitution’s new protection for reproductive rights.
Missouri was the first state to officially outlaw abortion after the Dobbs decision. Voters said no more.
The governor waged an unprecedented campaign to block Amendment 4, which needed 60 percent support to pass.
A ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution has a groundswell of support. Its success hinges on turnout.
“A man is nothing without his conscience,” the Florida health department’s top lawyer wrote in his resignation letter.
An incident in Mississippi provides a window into a dystopian future where postal workers and local cops can block people from accessing reproductive care.
Reproductive justice advocates warn that stopping at enshrining Roe’s protections would allow abortion bans and restrictions to flourish.
Project 2025 and Vance agree: “The Dobbs decision is just the beginning.”
Despite deciding not to decide, the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority laid out a legal road map for anti-abortion zealots.
From the jump, the lawsuit challenging the legality of mifepristone was a cynical, propagandistic endeavor. In a 9-0 opinion, the Supreme Court threw it out.
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