Posted on Aug 29, 2023
Missouri abortion rights advocates look for the strongest amendment that voters would back
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"The fight over the Missouri abortion ban begins with language.
Eager to once again legalize the procedure in the state after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year made way for the Missouri General Assembly to ban it, abortion-rights supporters have been floating 11 versions of a petition to ask voters for a change in November 2024.
They submitted those would-be changes to the state constitution to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to sort out what sort of summary could actually show up on ballots.
Ashcroft, a Republican abortion opponent and 2024 candidate for governor, crafted ballot language that supporters found misleading and designed to sink petitions in a public vote. His office’s summaries seemed to invite a challenge that would delay for months any group’s ability to circulate petitions.
The physician who filed the petitions has sued Ashcroft and will face off with his office at a court hearing on Sept. 11.
Meanwhile, abortion-rights groups fight over language themselves while they look for the strongest changes they can make and still convince a majority of Missouri voters to cast “yes” ballots."...
"The fight over the Missouri abortion ban begins with language.
Eager to once again legalize the procedure in the state after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year made way for the Missouri General Assembly to ban it, abortion-rights supporters have been floating 11 versions of a petition to ask voters for a change in November 2024.
They submitted those would-be changes to the state constitution to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to sort out what sort of summary could actually show up on ballots.
Ashcroft, a Republican abortion opponent and 2024 candidate for governor, crafted ballot language that supporters found misleading and designed to sink petitions in a public vote. His office’s summaries seemed to invite a challenge that would delay for months any group’s ability to circulate petitions.
The physician who filed the petitions has sued Ashcroft and will face off with his office at a court hearing on Sept. 11.
Meanwhile, abortion-rights groups fight over language themselves while they look for the strongest changes they can make and still convince a majority of Missouri voters to cast “yes” ballots."...
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