Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total ban on abortion. This November, Missouri voters have the chance to reverse it with Amendment 3, which would guarantee the right to an abortion until fetal viability.
Missouri residents will have abortion on the ballot after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Amendment 3 should be included in the November election.
Candidates for Missouri governor and U.S. Senate will meet in Springfield next week to debate ahead of the November general election.
Missouri's top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ballot in November, allowing voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion in Missouri for the first time in over two years.
They’re divided by party and ideology, but the biggest difference between the two leading rivals for Missouri governor could be their stance on the abortion-rights amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot.
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an abortion-rights amendment will go before the state's voters this year.
Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.
Riley Gaines appears in a Sen. Josh Hawley ad targeting Lucas Kunce, narrating her experience of competing against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
The swift decision by the Missouri Supreme Court followed several 11th hour attempts by Republican politicians to keep the proposal off the ballot.
The court ruled hours before the state’s deadline for printing ballots for absentee voters, reversing the secretary of state who had invalidated the measure weeks after certifying it.
Missouri voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in November. If they do, accessing abortion could be easier in Kansas, health providers say.