Missouri Lawmakers File Lawsuit Against Ballot Amendment for Abortion Up to Birth
In a lawsuit filed on August 22, 2024, on behalf of state lawmakers and concerned individuals, Thomas More Society attorneys are challenging the inclusion of proposed Amendment 3 on the November ballot.
The filing alleges that the initiative petition was erroneously certified by Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft, because it runs afoul of the Missouri Constitution and state statutes. Amendment 3, also known as the “Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative” seeks to amend the state constitution to include an unlimited, new “super-right,” called the “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.” In the proposed amendment, this term is left largely undefined but affects “all matters relating to reproductive health care.”
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