A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment.

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Republican lawmakers have proposed a number of constitutional amendments that would overturn Amendment 3. Some include exceptions for survivors of rape or incest, a departure from the party’s recent stance on abortion.

LOUIS — Planned Parenthood is speaking out after a Missouri judge ruled the state’s near total abortion ban is unenforceable. However, the providers still can’t resume abortion care. While Planned Parenthood said this is progress,

A state circuit judge blocked some parts of Missouri’s near-total abortion ban after an abortion ballot measure’s passage in November. But the ruling preserved other restrictions, including that abortion facilities have to be licensed by the state.