Both supporters and opponents of abortion rights have filed lawsuits against a ballot amendment that is set to appear on the Missouri ballot this election.
In last-minute filings, two lawsuits aim to kick the initiative off the ballot in a race against the clock as the courts have until Sept. 10 to make any changes. Following the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Missouri was the first state to outlaw abortion. It is now banned entirely except for limited exceptions to save the mother’s life.
If the amendments survive legal challenges and it is passed on Election Day, the ballot measure would overturn the state’s present abortion law and restrict the state government from creating laws on abortion. It would only allow
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