Jackson County Prosecutor is trying to join the lawsuit to overturn Missouri's abortion ban

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is asking a judge for permission to raise her own legal challenges to Missouri's near-total ban on abortion, which she says is vague and inconsistent. Baker said the law flips the burden of proof required in criminal cases from the prosecutor to the defendant.
A St. Louis judge is considering whether a Democratic prosecutor can help legally challenge Missouri’s near-total ban on abortion.

In January, a coalition of religious leaders filed suit against then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt and several county prosecutors, including Jean Peters Baker of Jackson County, attempting to overturn the ban.

Judge Jason Sengheiser of the 22nd Circuit eventually granted requests from most of those prosecutors to be dismissed as defendants because they had not filed criminal charges under the law. Only Baker and the St. Louis circuit attorney remained.

In June, Baker filed her own arguments asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional, saying that the wording is vague and inconsistent and flips the burden of proof required in criminal cases from the prosecutor to the defendant.