Missouri Sees Push For Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

St. Louis’s NBC affiliate reports:

After months of private deliberations, the abortion-rights campaign Missourians for Constitutional Freedom has launched a new website asking abortion advocates to circulate petitions on a ballot question that would restore some legal abortions in Missouri. The website, which appears to have gone public Thursday night, promotes a plan that would “end the government’s cruel ban and its devastating effects.”

“The decision of whether or not to have an abortion is a personal choice that should be made by Missourians, their families, and their healthcare providers – not politicians in Jefferson City,” the campaign website says “Decisions around pregnancy, including abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care are personal in private, and should be left up to patients and their families. But here in Missouri, politicians are making that decision for us.”

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After months of private deliberations, the abortion rights campaign Missourians for Constitutional Freedom has launched a new website asking abortion advocates to circulate petitions on a ballot question that would restore some legal abortions in Missouri. https://t.co/1iAgycwejw

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) January 18, 2024