Planned Parenthood says it’s ready to start offering abortion as soon as it gets permission from the courts. However, even when the Jackson County judge issues her ruling, the legal battle will be far from over.

Planned Parenthood awaits a judge's approval to start performing abortions as early as Friday following a lawsuit alongside the ACLU of Missouri.

Missouri’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions remains in place. But at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Amendment 3 will go into effect. The constitutional amendment, which received 51.6% of the nearly 3 million votes cast,

After voters approved Amendment 3 in November, Planned Parenthood attorneys want to overturn a number of Missouri laws that regulate abortion services and providers. A court decision on the lawsuit could come soon.

A judge is weighing which of Missouri’s sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment