Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters
At issue is a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, along with the right for individuals to make other reproductive health care decisions.
The proposal had been slated for the November ballot. But Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft decertified the measure Monday, removing it from the ballot himself, following a county circuit judge’s ruling Friday that sided with abortion oppone... [3409 chars]