Missouri judge again blocks many of the state’s anti-abortion laws
July 3, 2025
A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state’s anti-abortion laws. The order Thursday by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang reimposes a preliminary injunction against the abortion restrictions. It comes a little over a month after the state Supreme Court had lifted a prior injunction and ordered the judge to reconsider the case. Missouri’s abortion laws have been seesawing back and forth. Voters last fall approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights. That overturned a state ban on most abortions enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to abortion in 2022.