Protestors in Missouri gather at the state's last abortion clinic to decry a new ban on the procedure ST. LOUIS - Standing outside what had been the last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri on Friday, Pamela Lukehart choked back tears as she recalled how things were before the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision enshrining a woman's right to the procedure. "Women died getting abortions back then," the 68-year-old told AFP, her voice breaking as she stood alongside scores of other protesters. "We were trying to protect women's rights, women's lives, and now they've taken all that away from us." The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Friday overturned its monumental decision in Roe v. Wade, putting an end to the federal right to abortions it established nearly 50 years ago. The seismic ruling immediately triggered a wave of right-leaning states to impose new bans on the procedure -- with Missouri being the first. Less than two hours after the court's decision, the … [Read more...] about ‘A tragedy’: Missouri’s last abortion clinic draws protesters decrying ban