With Amendment 3 set to go into effect on Dec. 5, Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood providers filed a lawsuit, which was expected to be heard Dec. 4 by Jackson County Court Judge Jerri Zhang. The lawsuit, announced a day after the passage of Amendment 3, seeks to block Missouri’s near-total abortion ban and other abortion-related laws, including a 72-hour waiting period, requirements for doctors to have hospital admitting privileges to perform abortions and other regulations for abortion facilities.
At a press conference outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis on Dec. 3, Coalition Life CEO Brian Westbrook said that the regulations are in place to protect women’s health. “What the courts decide is up to what the courts decide, but what we’re calling is for these safety standards to clearly be put in place and kept in place,” he said. “We will stand firm every single day to be with these women, to protect these women and protect the very innocent children who will lose their lives potentially here on Thursday as they may start abortions at this location.” For the latest information, visit stlouisreview.com.
