Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang
Coverage of Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang in the Nexus archive.
- Planned Parenthood expands mifepristone access to Kansas City suburbs
Planned Parenthood expanded medication abortion access in Missouri starting June 22, following a court ruling that struck down state laws restricting abortion care. The Gladstone clinic in Kansas City's Northland became the fourth Missouri location offering medication abortion, with appointments filling quickly due to the new availability.
- Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment
A Missouri judge ruled that several state laws restricting abortion violate a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment, allowing abortion until fetal viability. The decision enables Missouri Planned Parenthood affiliates to resume prescribing abortion pills for the first time since 2018, though the state plans to appeal and a future ballot measure remains pending.