Republican legislators approve ballot item that would again ban most abortions in Missouri
Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck, D-St. Louis County, said Republicans were thumbing their noses at voters.
“They again turned down the will of the Missouri voters, the will of the people, of what they wanted,” Beck said.
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Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest.
The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in November of 2026, or sooner, if the Republican governor, Mike Kehoe, calls a special election before then.
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