A Kansas City judge scheduled a trial for next year that could permanently remove Missouri’s abortion ban. The trial date comes after a Jackson County judge put a temporary hold on licensing restrictions last week,

Temporary orders have allowed abortion care to resume in Missouri for the first time in years. But a trial will need to take place to overturn the state's ban permanently.

Abortion opponents had tried to block, or severely limit, the procedure, against the will of voters who in November enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.