The ruling marks a win for abortion rights advocates, who argued the language was intended to mislead voters into approving a new abortion ban.

Abortion medication access, like mifepristone, is unchanged under Trump, but FDA reviews, lawsuits and state enforcement are creating risks for drugmakers.

The ballot measure also includes a ban on gender affirming health care for minors. Judges reissued the summary statement that voters will see on November 2026 ballots to make clear rights were being repealed,

The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals rewrote ballot language Thursday for a measure that seeks to repeal a constitutional amendment that enshrined a right to abortion last fall, finding the language submitted by the state's top election official needed more work.