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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions

Abortion Missouri - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state.

Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang issued an order blocking the state’s strict abortion law after a new abortion-rights constitutional amendment recently took effect.

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