A federal appeals court will review an earlier ruling on a lawsuit over Missouri s 2019 abortion law, bringing it before the entire bench and declaring the court s previous ruling void.
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered last week that it would review a June ruling by a panel of three judges, which upheld a lower court ruling blocking the law. When the issue next appears in court, it will be in front of the appeals court s entire 18-judge bench, known as an en banc hearing.
The order will vacate, or nullify, the previous ruling, but the injunction put in place by the original district court ruling will remain in effect. The law makes abortions illegal after eight weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for incest or rape, criminalizes abortions sought due to indications of Down Syndrome during pregnancy and punishes physicians who violate its statutes.
Federal appeals court will review decision in Missouri abortion ban lawsuit
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Missouri s 8-Week Abortion Ban Will Get Another Look From Federal Appeals Court
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