After several legal battles, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the abortion amendment will be placed on the November ballot.
The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday overturned the lower court judge's ruling. Verdict Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in August confirmed that the proposed amendment would appear on the November ballot, but on Monday tried to strike it down following a lower court ruling, The Missouri Independent reported. Reported.
“I'm disappointed in today's ruling and want to read it and find out why it came to that conclusion,” Ashcroft told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. “I encourage Missourians to read the actual text of this amendment before they vote.”
Thousands of demonstrators marched in support of Planned Parenthood and pro-life advocates during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 30, 2019, protesting the state's decision to effectively end abortion by revoking the license of the last center performing the procedure in the state. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/ via Getty Images)
Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled Friday that the group proposing the amendments failed to meet certain standards “by not including any statutes or provisions that would be repealed, especially when many of those statutes are clearly stated.”
Missouri Amendment 3 gives Missouri voters “the right to make and exercise decisions on all matters relating to reproductive health care.” According to Visit Ballotpedia. Ashcroft approved the amendment in August, but was subsequently sued by several pro-life groups, The Missouri Independent reported. (Related story: Judge deals blow to Democratic state effort to put abortion amendment on ballot)
“Defendant John R. Ashcroft must take all steps necessary to certify to local election officials that Amendment 3 will appear on the ballot in the Nov. 5, 2024 general election and to ensure that it appears on the ballot,” Chief Justice Mary Russell said. stated in the verdict.
The amendment on the ballot would legalize abortion up until the fetus's viability and protect people who facilitate abortions from persecution, the Missouri Independent reports. Reported.
In his ruling, Judge Russell said Judge Ashcroft certified the petition before the deadline and that any attempt to change the petition after the deadline had expired would be “void and of no effect.”
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