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Missouri voters approve Amendment 3, repeals state abortion ban • Missouri Independent

ST. LOUIS – When Missouri became the first state to lift a near-total ban on abortion by popular vote on Tuesday, Desiree White cried tears of joy. Twenty-five years earlier, she and her husband decided to terminate a pregnancy they…

Missouri’s GOP leader says the Legislature must respect the outcome if the abortion amendment passes. • Missouri Independent

With some GOP leaders in Missouri already planning ways to repeal an abortion rights amendment if it passes next month, the Republican is tipped to take over as House speaker and says lawmakers will defer to the will of voters…

Jay Ashcroft wants abortion amendment removed from Missouri ballot just weeks after it was approved • Missouri Independent

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft withdraws approval a ballot proposal to legalize abortion, a move aimed at preventing that bill from appearing on the November ballot, according to a brief filed Monday in the state Supreme Court. Last month,…