The implementation of reproductive rights measures approved by voters in seven states will be shaped by litigation to either strengthen the constitutional amendments or limit their impact.
The ACLU of Missouri and Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a lawsuit Wednesday to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban and other restrictions one day after voters approved a reproductive rights amendment. Affiliates across the country are also considering litigation, targeting other states’ parental consent statutes, Medicaid funding restrictions, and other limits they say conflict with the measures—most of which protect abortion until fetal viability, or roughly 24 weeks into pregnancy.
Attorneys also expect lawsuits questioning ...
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