(AP) — Abortion advocates asked a judge on Monday to rewrite what they call misleading descriptions of several constitutional amendments on abortion rights that voters could see on Missouri’s 2024 ballot.
Missouri is among several states, including Ohio, where abortion opponents are fighting efforts to ensure or restore access to the procedure following the fall of Roe v. Wade last year.
In Missouri, summaries of proposed constitutional amendments are provided on ballots to help voters understand what the measures would do.
Ballot measures on abortion could also be put before voters in 2024 in states including Arizona, Maryland, New York and South Dakota.
In all of them, including generally conservative Kansas and Kentucky, the abortion rights side prevailed.
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