Andrew Bailey’s letter to the governor-elect didn’t discuss TRAP laws that made the procedure virtually impossible to obtain even before Missouri’s ban.

The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions. Andrew Bailey says his office will continue to enforce laws requiring parental consent and outlawing coercion.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said the state can still enforce some abortion restrictions even after voters lifted the state's ban earlier this month, though he didn't weigh in on the constitutionality of a host of laws that are currently the focus of a lawsuit.

Missouri's Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after fetal viability, despite a newly approved state abortion rights amendment.

Missouri's Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after fetal viability, despite a newly approved amendment.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an opinion laying out the parts of state abortion law he thinks remain enforceable.

Some reproductive rights activists say that Amendment 3, which Missouri voters passed in November, didn't go far enough in expanding abortion access to help the most vulnerable populations. One sticking point was the amendment's language setting limits at "fetal viability,

Missouri's Republican attorney general has pledged to enforce some laws restricting abortion despite a new constitutional amendment widely expected to undo the state's near-total ban on the procedure.