https://apnews.com/article/abortion-missouri-ballot-election-c284f4fe17a23b63a4528bc2b2051943Republicans latest fascist attempt to overturn the will of people and allow people's votes to be counted was thwarted as the courts ruled that the Republican Missouri's AG actions to illegally remove the a ballot measure to defend women's reproductive health freedom must be on the ballot.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since federal rights to the procedure ended in 2022.
If passed, the proposal would enshrine abortion rights in the constitution and is expected to broadly supplant the state’s near-total abortion ban. Judges ruled hours before the Tuesday deadline for changes to be made to the November ballot.
Supreme Court judges ordered Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to put the measure back on the ballot. He had removed it Monday following a county circuit judge’s ruling Friday.
The order also directs Ashcroft, an abortion opponent, to “take all steps necessary to ensure that it is on said ballot.”
Secretary of State’s Office spokesman JoDonn Chaney in an email said the Secretary of State’s Office is putting the amendment on the ballot, although Ashcroft in a statement said he’s “disappointed” with the ruling.
The court’s full opinion on the case was not immediately released Tuesday.
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign backing the measure, lauded the decision.
“Missourians overwhelmingly support reproductive rights, including access to abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care,” campaign manager Rachel Sweet said in a statement. “Now, they will have the chance to enshrine these protections in the Missouri Constitution on November 5.”
