Planned Parenthood is asking a Missouri court to strike down several of the state's pro-life laws after voters narrowly passed a constitutional amendment creating the right to kill an unborn child through abortion. .
giant of abortion submitted The lawsuit was filed the day after Election Day, and is based on the passage of the Third Amendment, which states that “the government shall not deny or violate an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom.” They asked the court to declare it unconstitutional.
“Without relief from this court, plaintiffs, their patients, and their health care providers and staff will suffer irreparable harm. Plaintiffs’ patients will be unable to exercise their constitutionally protected right to reproductive freedom. , Plaintiffs and their health care providers and staff will be unable to support their reproductive freedom “to provide this constitutionally protected care,'' the complaint states.
The cutting board rules are as follows:
- ban abortion unless it saves the mother's life
- Require informed consent for abortionists
- 72-hour waiting period required before women can have an abortion
- Prohibits a fetus from being aborted because of race, gender, or risk of Down syndrome
- Specific licensing and inspection requirements
- Require abortions to give hospitals certain admitting privileges
- Require abortionists to report abortion data to states
- Prohibition on telemedicine abortions
- Preventing abortions by non-physician health care workers
- Require abortionists to maintain plans and agreements to address complications from abortion
“Missourians voted to build meaningful abortion access in our state, and our lawsuit is the next step toward that goal. Our patients and the care they need Access has long been our North Star. We understand how abortion bans, TRAP laws, and political attacks have long hindered their care.” said Richard Muniz, interim president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers;
“With this lawsuit, we continue our work to reshape access to abortion in Missouri.” said Alexis McGill Johnson is president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Missouri will be the first state to establish posts.dobbs Complete abortion restrictions to pass an amendment that would make abortion a constitutional right.
Third Amendment, narrowly defined. passed A vote of 51.6% to 48.1% would make Missouri an abortion center and lift the state's abortion restrictions that make abortion illegal except in medical emergencies or to save a woman's life. Highly sexual.
The third amendment is allow Abortion before the fetus is viable (generally considered to be around 24 weeks of pregnancy). The amendment also allows subsequent abortions “if based on the good faith judgment of the treating medical professional.” [an abortion] It is necessary to protect the life, physical and mental health of pregnant people. ”
The measure also states:
Governments must not deny or violate people's fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Reproductive freedom is the right to make and exercise decisions regarding all reproductive health care matters, including, but not limited to, prenatal care, childbirth, postnatal care, and contraception. , abortion care, miscarriage care, and respectful birth conditions.
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The right to reproductive freedom may be denied, thwarted, delayed, or There shall be no other restrictions. Any elaboration, obstruction, delay or restriction of the right to reproductive freedom shall be deemed null and void.
The measure further states that no person shall be “punished, prosecuted, or shall not be subject to any other adverse measures.”
“In addition, no person who assists the person in exercising their right to reproductive freedom with their consent shall be punished, prosecuted, or subject to any other adverse action for doing so,” the bill states. is written.
The group supporting the measure is Missourians for Constitutional Freedoms, which is made up of left-wing groups such as the Missouri Abortion Action Group, the ACLU of Missouri, and the state's Planned Parenthood organization.
Missouri plans to join neighboring states Kansas and Illinois in enacting legislation that would allow abortion until viability and during pregnancy in certain circumstances.
Read more: Abortion measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 states
Missouri is also likely to see an increase in out-of-state abortions. Kansas in illinois Several states bordering Missouri have laws restricting abortion during pregnancy, with limited exceptions. include Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Neighboring states of Nebraska and Iowa also have restrictions on abortion, with a six-week limit in Iowa and a 12-week limit in Nebraska, which were voted in place throughout this election cycle.
Missouri is one of seven states that have codified abortion rights into their state constitutions. Abortion measures also failed in three other states.
The case is Planned Parenthood Comprehensive Health Great Plains v. Missouri. In Jackson County Circuit Court.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
