Republican lawmakers have proposed a number of constitutional amendments that would overturn Amendment 3. Some include exceptions for survivors of rape or incest, a departure from the party’s recent stance on abortion.

A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state.

A state judge on Friday ruled Missouri's nearly total abortion ban violates the state's Constitution as amended by voters on Nov. 5 and partially blocked enforcement of the abortion law.

A state circuit court judge blocked some parts of Missouri’s near-total abortion ban after an abortion ballot measure’s passage in November. But the ruling preserved other restrictions, including that abortion facilities have to be licensed by the state.

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The ruling effectively ends a mandatory 72-hour waiting period between an appointment and surgical abortion, along with other now unconstitutional state laws.

After Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in November, enshrining the right to an abortion, Planned Parenthood sued to strike down several abortion restrictions in state law. A judge on Friday blocked some but not all of the restrictions.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America released statements on the ruling.

LOUIS — Planned Parenthood is speaking out after a Missouri judge ruled the state’s near total abortion ban is unenforceable. However, the providers still can’t resume abortion care. While Planned Parenthood said this is progress,