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Missouri – Page 3 – No Rights To Speak Of

Missouri advocates gather signatures for abortion legalization, but GOP hurdle looms

The biggest legislative battle of the 2024 General Assembly session has been an effort to place an earlier ballot measure before voters that would make it more difficult to amend the state’s constitution. GOP proponents of that move like State Sen. Rick Brattin have made no secret that the plan is aimed to make it … Read more

The Dirty Tricks the GOP Is Using to Keep Abortion Off the Ballot in 2024

“The organized opposition is more aggressive than I’ve encountered in any of these fights in the past,” says Adam Weiland, who has worked on various ballot measures in the state for years. “It’s the first time I’ve ever encountered people who don’t even want you to get on the ballot and let the voters vote. … Read more

Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks.

Abortion-rights advocates say the fight to stop voters from protecting access to the procedure looks a lot like the fight to restrict voting rights in general. Many of the same Republican lawmakers who supported laws limiting access to the ballot box also seek to prevent citizen-led drives to enshrine reproductive health care into state constitutions, … Read more

Missouri Supreme Court orders attorney general to let abortion ballot initiative go forward

The court ruled unanimously Thursday that Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) was using “misleading” and “incorrect” arguments to justify delaying his approval of the cost estimates ballot measure that would allow residents to vote on whether to legalize abortion, a crucial step in the certification process. Read more at The Hill  

States add new hurdles to the ballot initiative process making protection reproductive rights more difficult

Ohio Republicans pass a measure that could make it harder to enshrine abortion rights “This is essentially just a way to cheat the system. It is pretty clear this initiative is coming from anti-choice extremists within the Ohio legislature with the goal of finding a way to change the rules so that Ohioans themselves don’t … Read more