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A federal appeals court panel has blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis handed down the ruling Wednesday. The panel heard arguments in September in the legal battle over the 2019 law, which also would prohibit a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome. The lawsuit was filed by Reproductive Health Services, which operates Missouri s lone abortion clinic in St. Louis, and the ACLU. Missouri s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
A three-judge panel on Wednesday upheld a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing a 2019 law that banned most abortions at eight weeks and in cases where a fetus has Down syndrome.
General Eric Schmitt says he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. Author: Associated Press, Jim Salter Published: 11:36 AM CDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 11:36 AM CDT June 9, 2021
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy.
A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis heard arguments in September in the legal battle over the 2019 law. The measure also would prohibit a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome.
Yamelsie Rodríguez, president and CEO of Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, called the ruling “a critical victory for Missourians.”
Canada announces support for Mozambique due to pandemic and to mitigate its secondary impacts
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Today, Canada announced $186 million in development assistance for new projects in Mozambique, including support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls.
Support for COVID-19 Prevention, Surveillance and Containment in Mozambique
Clinton Health Access Initiative, $10 million
This project will provide technical and financial assistance to Mozambique’s National Institute of Health to help contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The project will support COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, health worker training and the monitoring of vaccination in the country.