MO: Republican-backed ballot question on abortion would ask voters to enshrine near-total ban

[RandySF]

JEFFERSON CITY — Supporters of Missouri’s near-total abortion ban say voters should decide whether to enshrine current restrictions in the state constitution.

A resolution the House General Laws Committee advanced on Wednesday would place the anti-abortion question on the ballot later this year.

But a ballot summary Republicans want voters to see doesn't describe the current abortion law Republicans want to protect, which only allows abortions in medical emergencies.

The proposed ballot summary advanced Wednesday asks voters to decide whether the constitution should be amended to "guarantee abortion laws protect pregnant mothers from serious risks to life or health."

It goes on to ask if the constitution should be amended to assist mothers and their children through pregnancy resource centers and to "support adoption of orphans in foster care."



https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/republican-backed-ballot-question-on-abortion-would-ask-voters-to-enshrine-near-total-ban/article_34bdcb18-f1d9-11ee-a2b4-2f48651359fd.html

[tanyev]

1. And if they lose, they'll totally accept it and never bring it up ever again?

I know, that’s not how they roll.

[Bucky]

2. Abortion referendums haven't been working out too good for anti-choicers

Before I go read the article, let me register my prediction that they used "clever wording" to increase their chance of this stinker passing