/tags/aclu-of-missouri ACLU of Missouri en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:46:30 GMT /law-order/2024-10-07/ruling-missouri-transgender-health-care-restrictions The trial comes after transgender minors, their families and health-care providers challenged the constitutionality of a 2023 law restricting physicians from prescribing gender-affirming medical care to minors. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:46:30 GMT /law-order/2024-10-07/ruling-missouri-transgender-health-care-restrictions Annelise Hanshaw /health-science-environment/2024-09-20/lawsuit-missouri-gender-affirming-care-ban-minors-transgender-trial Transgender adolescents say a state law barring them from beginning puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones has caused them harm and should be blocked. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:39:41 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-20/lawsuit-missouri-gender-affirming-care-ban-minors-transgender-trial Annelise Hanshaw /government-politics-issues/2023-11-20/missouri-abortion-rights-backers-win-after-supreme-court-declines-to-consider-ballot-wording The Missouri Court of Appeals provided ballot summaries for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom that were much more favorable than what Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:05:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-20/missouri-abortion-rights-backers-win-after-supreme-court-declines-to-consider-ballot-wording Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2023-11-16/transgender-minors-sue-university-of-missouri-for-refusing-puberty-blockers-hormones The federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleges barring gender-affirming care to minors is discriminatory. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:55:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-16/transgender-minors-sue-university-of-missouri-for-refusing-puberty-blockers-hormones Annelise Hanshaw /health-science-environment/2023-10-31/missouri-officials-want-dangerous-abortions-wording-back-in-ballot-summary The Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City is weighing a pair of cases relating to a ballot initiative that would amend the Missouri Constitution to establish a right to abortion. The court is expected to rule soon. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:25:43 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-31/missouri-officials-want-dangerous-abortions-wording-back-in-ballot-summary Noah Taborda /government-politics-issues/2023-09-25/missouri-judge-rejects-secretary-of-states-problematic-language-for-abortion-ballot-issues Circuit Judge Jon Beetem wrote that the summaries crafted by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft were "argumentative" or unfairly biased against the abortion rights ballot initiatives, and ignored their protections for contraceptives.. Beetem rewrote each of the six ballot summaries himself. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:24:10 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-09-25/missouri-judge-rejects-secretary-of-states-problematic-language-for-abortion-ballot-issues Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2023-09-11/proposed-amendments-legalizing-abortion-in-missouri-again-in-court-over-wording-cost A series of proposed amendments to Missouri's constitution seeking to legalize abortion is back in court, this time over the ballot language proposed by the secretary of state and expected costs. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:58:12 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-09-11/proposed-amendments-legalizing-abortion-in-missouri-again-in-court-over-wording-cost Sarah Kellogg /health-science-environment/2023-08-28/missouri-groups-look-for-the-strongest-abortion-rights-that-voters-would-back Out of 11 versions of a petition submitted to Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, abortion rights supporters appear focused on six, with an eye to winning over voters. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-28/missouri-groups-look-for-the-strongest-abortion-rights-that-voters-would-back Meg Cunningham /government-politics-issues/2023-08-22/legal-bid-to-freeze-missouris-gender-affirming-care-restrictions-gets-a-hearing-this-week Opponents of the ban on most transgender minors receiving hormone therapy or puberty blockers say it runs afoul of Missouri's state constitutional equal protection guarantees. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-22/legal-bid-to-freeze-missouris-gender-affirming-care-restrictions-gets-a-hearing-this-week Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2023-08-03/trial-set-for-sept-11-on-ballot-title-for-missouri-abortion-rights-amendment Cole County Judge Beetem promises fast decision on the case. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:50:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-03/trial-set-for-sept-11-on-ballot-title-for-missouri-abortion-rights-amendment Rudi Keller