Spears has many supporters who have advocated for his release, including group of retired St. Louis police officers who run a popular policing podcast.
The ruling effectively ends a mandatory 72-hour waiting period between an appointment and surgical abortion, along with other now unconstitutional state laws.
"The Medical Examiner contacted the Homicide Division to advise the 64-year-old man suffered from internal neck injuries consistent with strangulation," police said.