Some worry that birth control restrictions could be next after overturning of Roe V. Wade

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

More than a dozen states, including Missouri, had trigger laws in place to ban or severely limit abortion once the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Missouri's ban went into effect immediately Friday after action by the attorney general and governor.

The ruling has set off a debate about whether other constitutional rights enshrined by court rulings, such as contraception, could be next. Friday's decision doesn't affect Griswold v. Connecticut, the ruling that created a right to contraception. But Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion on Friday, mentioned the need to take a look at Griswold and other decisions.

Abortion is now a felony punishable by 5 to 15 years in prison, according to Missouri's abortion ban law. But contraception remains legal here.

Missouri residents wanting an abortion will now be forced to travel to states including Illinois and Kansas. Planned Parenthood said last week that a new Illinois logistic center near St. Louis will help women from out of state find travel, lodging and childcare if they need help getting to the area of abortion.

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