MO Supreme Court puts abortion question back on November ballot

 September 11, 2024

The Missouri Supreme Court has just done something that should grab the attention of EVERYONE who is concerned about the abortion debate, regardless of what side of the argument you're on.

According to ABC, "the Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot."

On Sept. 10, the court ruled that the question should appear on the ballot on Nov. 5.

According to ABC, Amendment 3 had the support it needed:

Amendment 3 was certified by the Secretary of State's Office after thousands of petition signatures. The initiative petition that was used to get access to abortion on the ballot received over 380,000 signatures. If passed, the amendment would guarantee a right to an abortion until fetal viability.

Missouri lawmaker and anti-abortion activist Mary Elizabeth Coleman thought the "initiative petition was unconstitutional because it did not have all the requirements needed for a valid petition."

"They did not argue the law, they argued a motion, they argued momentum, they argued investment and that is not the law and if he wants to invalidate or turn over statutes, I encourage him to run for the state Senate," Coleman claimed.