Pro-abortion activists in Missouri succeeded on Tuesday in getting a proposal on the November ballot to make abortion a constitutional right in the state.
The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that the pro-abortion initiative, along with three other citizen-led initiatives, will make the general election ballot, the Missouri Independent reported. Missouri isn’t the only state to see a pro-abortion amendment make the November ballot as it joins Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and South Dakota.
Missouri currently has a near-total abortion ban after becoming the first state to outlaw the practice when Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Doctors in the state can also face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of performing abortions deemed unnecessary, according to the Missouri Independent.
If passed, the proposed state constitutional amendment would permit…
