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Missouri GOP Attempts to Restore Abortion Ban With Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative
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TRAHR quokk.au TRAHR@quokk.au
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Now Republican leaders in the state are trying to repeal those rights again, using the same issue. They placed a new amendment on the November ballot, also called Amendment 3, that would restore Missouri’s abortion ban while allowing limited exceptions but also constitutionally prohibit gender transition care for minors — though the state has banned surgeries and new prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormones by law since August 2023.

For the Missouri GOP, Election Day can often seem like Groundhog Day. The party holds a supermajority in the legislature and controls every statewide office, yet voters have repeatedly used the initiative petition process to enact policies Republican leaders oppose. By gathering enough signatures, citizens have placed proposals directly on the ballot, then persuaded voters to expand Medicaid, legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and restore abortion rights.

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Amuro_eat lemmy.blahaj.zone Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-08-20
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It sure would be nice if our state would elect people who support the policies we clearly support. God damn there are so many morons living here.

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