Missouri GOP Attempts to Restore Abortion Ban With Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative

GOP sneaks abortion ban into right-wing culture-war fight

Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling voters that it would allow gender transition surgeries for minors — even though it wouldn’t.Voters approved Amendment 3 anyway, overturning the near-total abortion ban enacted by Missouri’s GOP-dominated legislature that had taken effect after the U.S. Supreme Court struck do…

Missouri GOP Attempts to Restore Abortion Ban With Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative

Critics say the measure deploys misleading language while folding in restrictions on gender transition care for minors.

Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion.

'Hypocritical to the Point of Evil': Outrage as Missouri Republicans Are Reportedly Trying to Use Anti-Trans Sentiment to Repeal Abortion Rights

Members of the Republican Party of Missouri have recently introduced Amendment 3, which will determine whether abortions will continue to be legal in the state. The amendment has drawn serious backlash, as a clause focused on constitutionally prohibiting gender transition care for minors is seen as being used to lure Missouri voters into repealing abortion rights. As reported by ProPublica, Missouri Republicans are trying to reverse the abortion…

Missouri Abortion Ban Double Take Earns MSM Attention

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