JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lifted by election results in five states, Missouri abortion rights supporters are weighing whether to pursue a ballot measure for 2024 to overturn the state’s near-total ban on abortion.
Pro-abortion rights groups won ballot measures in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont last week, building on a successful August vote in Kansas protecting that state’s constitutional right to abortion.
Mallory Schwarz, executive director of Pro-Choice Missouri, said there has been “very clear enthusiasm from people in all corners of Missouri” since Nov. 8 “who want an opportunity to vote directly on abortion access.”
