Planned Parenthood to Resume Abortions in Missouri After Court Ruling

A Missouri judge removed restrictions on abortion in the state with a temporary order after voters there enshrined abortion rights into the state constitution.

The Missouri state flag flies outside of the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, the state's last operating abortion clinic, on June 21, 2019. Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

A Missouri judge on Friday ruled to remove regulations that prevented providers in the state from conducting abortions.

The regulations stood in the way of the state’s constitution, which was amended when voters approved Amendment 3 in the November 2024 election, which protects abortion access until fetal viability around 24 weeks of pregnancy. There are still limits to access.