Opinion ID: 1756498
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Heading: Ripeness of the Undue Burden and Right to Travel Claims

Text: Planned Parenthood also claims that the law imposes an undue burden on minors to obtain an out-of-state abortion and that it violates their right to travel. The facts are sufficiently developed for these claims as well. The parties stipulated that Missouri women and minors travel to other states, particularly Illinois and Kansas, for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. These claims are ripe for adjudication in that whether or not section 188.250 violates the minors' right to travel or imposes upon them an undue burden are predominantly legal questions requiring less factual development. One must assume that the State will enforce its laws. Whether any enforcement of section 188.250 would violate the constitutional rights of these minors is an immediate, concrete dispute. Having addressed the State's standing and ripeness challenges, the merits of Planned Parenthood's appeal can now be discussed.