Missouri Ballot Measure Would Repeal Abortion Rights

May 15, 2025 Christianists, Republicans

The Associated Press reports:

Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest.

The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in November 2026, or sooner, if Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe calls a special election before then.

Republican senators used a series of rare procedural moves to cut off discussion by opposing Democrats before passing the proposed abortion-rights revision by a 21-11 vote. The measure passed the Republican-led House last month. Immediately after the vote, protestors erupted with chants of “Stop the ban!” and were ushered out of the Senate chamber.

Read the full article. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, first appeared here in 2022 for her bill allowing private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman travel out of state for an abortion.



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