Show-Me Amendment 3 Legal Fight With Planned Parenthood Already Underway

Interesting . . .

It turns out the voting doesn't really solve anything . . . Here's the latest example in the ongoing fight over Missouri abortion rules . . . Check-it:

With Amendment 3 set to go into effect on Thursday, Bailey is arguing in court that while the measure will make the state’s near-total ban on abortion unenforceable, it won’t immediately strike down a raft of other laws that Planned Parenthood affiliates are challenging. He’s asking Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang to hold off on blocking those laws during a hearing to take place on Wednesday.

“The only remaining statutes and regulations at issue are those that simply regulate abortion providers but do not prohibit abortion,” Bailey’s office wrote in court filings. “This court can easily adjudicate those disputes on a regular schedule, not at breakneck speed.”

The regulations that Bailey’s office is referring to include a 72-hour waiting period, requirements for doctors to have hospital admitting privileges to perform abortions and a slew of regulations for abortion clinics. Bailey is also trying to prevent Zhang from blocking laws barring telemedicine for abortion care and providing for criminal penalties for abortion clinics.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri anti-abortion rights activists hope Amendment 3 isn't as expansive as they feared

Anti-abortion rights groups and politicians argued before the November election that Amendment 3 would block most abortion restrictions. But Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is now arguing it doesn't overturn some restrictions on clinics.

Missouri advocates on both sides of abortion rights debate speak out ahead of Wednesday court hearing

Wednesday's hearing begins at 1:30pm in Kansas City at the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County.

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