Coverage dated November 15, 2023

Hearing will take place in religious leaders' lawsuit challenging Missouri abortion ban

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

A St. Louis judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban on the grounds that lawmakers who passed the measure imposed their own religious beliefs on others who don’t share them.

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  1. Fox News

    Missouri's abortion law faces challenge in court over claims of religious influence (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Missouri judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion ban, filed by 13 Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    St. Louis judge to hear religious leaders’ arguments in case challenging Missouri abortion ban (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The lawsuit was filed in January on behalf of 13 Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders who support abortion rights.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Hearing Thursday in religious leaders' lawsuit challenging Missouri abortion ban (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge on Thursday will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion ban on the grounds that lawmakers who

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Hearing will take place in religious leaders' lawsuit challenging Missouri abortion ban (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    A St. Louis judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban on the grounds that lawmakers who passed the measure imposed their own religious beliefs on others who don’t share them.

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Reproductive health advocates fight to keep challenge of Missouri abortion ban alive (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The state filed a motion for a judgment on the pleadings claiming that the ban was not passed on religious grounds, despite the overt religious language in the law.

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