The campaign for a Republican-led ballot initiative that sought to allow some abortions to resume in Missouri has been suspended, according to multiple media outlets. Republican activist Jamie Corley heads the group Missouri Women and Family Research Fund (MWFRF), and...
The Missouri Democratic Party has officially endorsed efforts to legalize abortion through amending the State Constitution. The party made that announcement following a meeting held Saturday. Eleven ballot initiatives have been approved for circulation so far that...
A coalition of pro-choice advocates has officially launched its signature gathering campaign to “kick politicians out of the exam room.” The group, known as Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, is seeking to overturn the state’s near total abortion ban. The...
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a Cole County judge to block a subpoena seeking documents on how much it would cost the state to defend an abortion proposal in court. Bailey has said he would refuse to defend it in court due to his opposition to...
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District has unanimously struck down Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s attempts to change ballot wording on six abortion proposals. Ashcroft’s language would ask voters, among other things, whether to allow for “dangerous,...
