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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Missouri abortion ban as violation of religious rights
Headline from Daily Journal Online
When Missouri lawmakers put the words “Almighty God is the author of life” into the section of law stating the General Assembly’s intent for abortion regulations, they crossed the line
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging Missouri's law that bans abortions in nearly all cases…
A coalition of 13 religious leaders filed suit Thursday to overturn Missouri's abortion ban, saying the ban unconstitutionally imposes one narrow religious doctrine on all Missouri residents.
When Missouri lawmakers put the words “Almighty God is the author of life” into the section of law stating the General Assembly’s intent for abortion regulations, they crossed the line
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St. Louis is one of many challenges to restrictive abortion laws that conservative states have enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
