MISSOURI – Abortion rights groups are responding to the new ballot summary written by a Missouri judge.
A petition was presented to put the issue of abortion rights in front of Missouri voters in Nov. 2024.
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft drafted ballot language calling abortions “dangerous” and “unregulated,” but a Missouri judge stepped in this week to take out that wording.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Carissa Codel, ozarksfirst.com)
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