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Missouri, Illinois state officials react to Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade

2 years 10 months ago
MISSOURI - The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Just before 10 a.m., Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation to end [...]
Joey Schneider

Getting Real About the Post-‘Roe’ World

2 years 10 months ago
There was never any reason to be complacent about the end of legal abortion, nor should we think that the impact of the Supreme Court’s latest ruling will be muted.
Scott Lemieux

Roe v. Wade overturned by Supreme Court in landmark decision

2 years 10 months ago
The Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the longtime legal precedent guaranteeing the right of legal abortion in the U.S.  The 6-3 ruling was handed down Friday morning, a major decision after months of protests and years of legal fighting over abortion rights in the country. The court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a determination of the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law banning most abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.  Advocates…
Chris McCrory, TEGNA

Roe v. Wade Overturned, Missouri Has Near-Complete Abortion Ban

2 years 10 months ago
Attorney General Eric Schmitt has signed an opinion to effectively end abortion in the state of Missouri after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed a federal right to an abortion for nearly five decades. Overturn of Roe activated a law in Missouri that outlaws abortion except in cases of medical emergency. The law makes no exceptions for incest or rape.
Monica Obradovic

Abortion ends in Missouri following SCOTUS ruling

2 years 10 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt signed proclamations Friday banning abortion in the state following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade at about 9 a.m. Missouri has a "trigger law," meaning abortion would be abolished with a proclamation from the governor or AG following Roe v. [...]
Monica Ryan