A Jackson County judge determined the nonprofit did not have standing to sue Missouri over the parental consent law. But she did not draw any conclusions about whether the restriction is unconstitutional under the abortion rights amendment passed by voters last year.

A lawsuit seeking to strike down Missouri laws that restrict access to abortion for minors was thrown out Tuesday on technical grounds.

Jackson County Circuit Judge Sarah Castle determined that the nonprofit that filed the litigation, Right By You, did not have the standing to sue. The lawsuit targeted a requirement that minors get parental consent before an abortion and a ban on anyone aiding or assisting minors who are seeking an abortion.

Castle didn’t draw any conclusions in her Tuesday decision about whether the re

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