Show-Me Abortion Fight Legal Moves

Today we notice outrage from our progressive friends and smart "stall ball" tactics from Missouri conservatives . . . 

And all of should know that a referendum for abortion in Missouri has the potential to spark another game-changing "pro-choice" defeat in an overwhelming red state.

Translation: It happened in Kansas and Missouri GOP warn that voters are likely to make abortion rights part of the state's constitution. 

Here's the word . . .  

On Monday, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem said he agreed with Bailey that the appeal filed within 24 hours of the original order resulted in an automatic stay of his ruling. He added that the schedule set by the Missouri Supreme Court for an appeal of that order will bring a quick resolution.

That final decision may not come as fast as the ACLU of Missouri would like, Beetem noted, but it is speedy in court terms. The Supreme Court set oral arguments for July 18, and Beetem said he would expect a decision by the end of July.

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Missouri Supreme Court to hear abortion petition dispute involving Bailey

(The Center Square) - The Missouri Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments next month in a case disputing petitions to get an abortion rights measure on the ballot.

Citing appeal, judge declines to order Missouri AG to comply with order on abortion initiative * Missouri Independent

A Cole County judge rejected a call from the ACLU of Missouri asking him to order the attorney general to comply with a court order.

'State sponsored violence against women's bodies': Reverend Taves on Missouri abortion ban

Reverend Krista Taves is a Unitarian Universalist Minister in Missouri and long-time abortion rights activist. She joins Jen Psaki to discuss her advocacy for reproductive freedom and the lawsuit Revered Taves and other ministers joined when Roe v. Wade was overturned and Missouri's abortion ban took effect.

A year since the Dobbs decision, Missouri's abortion ban has far-reaching effects on health care

Missouri was the first state to pass a near-total abortion ban after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But advocates also say the decision has had spillover effects, sowing confusion over the legality of contraception and concern over doctors' discretion to provide emergency care.

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