JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (News First) – Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Anti-abortion leaders sued to take the amendment off November’s ballot. They say the amendment doesn’t describe all the regulations that would be overturned if it is enacted.
Meanwhile, the abortion rights campaign is suing Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office for allegedly trying to mislead voters about what the amendment would do. That lawsuit asks a judge to rewrite a high-level summary of the proposal that will be displayed at voting centers on Election Day.
