Missouri could become first US state without an abortion clinicMissouri could become the first US state in the modern era without an abortion clinic, officials with the last remaining facility, in St Louis, said on Tuesday. Last week, Missouri joined a handful of other Republican-led states as it passed a near-total abortion ban. The decision found women have a constitutional right to obtain an abortion and was the trigger for abortion to become legal across the US. Planned Parenthood sued Missouri in federal and state court on Tuesday, hoping to forestall an end to abortion services in the state on Friday. If the clinic is unsuccessful, Planned Parenthood in St Louis will have to stop performing abortions and send patients to neighboring Illinois or other states, officials said.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2019 17:56 UTC