GOP undermining

Missouri Supreme Court order reinstates ‘de facto abortion ban’ across the state

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a judge in Kansas City to lift an injunction that had blocked restrictions on abortion, a decision that upends access to the procedure six months after voters enshrined reproductive rights into the state constitution. Read more at 19th News  

Missouri’s voters restored abortion rights. Their leaders are trying to overrule them.

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Abortion opponents have sought before to connect abortion rights to gender-affirming care, including in the November election in Missouri. But this would be the first time a state attempted to outlaw both abortion and gender-affirming care in one constitutional amendment, at a moment when Republicans across the country, including President Donald Trump, have focused their … Read more

Republicans plow ahead with anti-abortion agenda in states where voters approved constitutional amendments

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“Ballot measures have been a lifeline to working people in red and purple states, allowing them to make change even when politicians fail to represent their interests. Legislators are trying to systematically take that power away,” Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit organization that helps progressive groups advance citizen-led ballot … Read more

States with abortion rights ballot initiatives coming up

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Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance ballot measure Passage of the amendment in November would effectively undo the 2022 law. That outcome, however, faces an uphill climb. Abortion opponents in the ruby red state have fought the effort to advance the proposed amendment at every turn. Read more at NBC News Nebraska … Read more