Over 800 medical professionals in Missouri are endorsing Amendment 3, a ballot initiative upheld that would reverse the state’s near-total abortion ban. “Politicians are not more qualified than doctors to help our patients make decisions around their reproductive health care,

Supporters of abortion rights may be set up to deliver another decisive rebuke of conservative-led efforts to ban or restrict abortion at the state level.

One Kansas City obstetrician said she has to consult a team of lawyers in emergency medical situations because Missouri's abortion ban is unclear — and threatens criminal charges. She's among hundreds of doctors who urged voters to pass Amendment 3 in November.