Lawsuit seeks to knock Missouri abortion-rights amendment off Nov. 5 ballot

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Image caption: Students hold up anti-abortion signs at the Midwest March for Life on May 1 at the Missouri State Capitol. Image credit: Anna Spoerre / Missouri Independent. Article by Jason Hancock. Missouri Independent – August 23, 2024.

A pair of Republican state legislators and an anti-abortion activist filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a judge to block an abortion-rights constitutional amendment from appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state Rep. Hannah Kelly and Kathy Forck sued […]

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Lawsuit seeks to knock Missouri abortion-rights amendment off Nov. 5 ballot

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