The future of abortion access in Missouri will be in the hands of voters. Good evening everyone. I’m Chris Ketts and Lara Moritz. The state Supreme Court today reversed the lower court’s decision, meaning access to reproductive health care will be on the November ballot. KMBC Nine’s Matt Evans lives in Jefferson City. Matt, you heard arguments in the Supreme Court earlier this morning. What is happening now? This appears to be the final legal hurdle before a vote on reproductive health and abortion rights in Missouri. This is the latest in a long line of legal challenges to get it on the ballot. No one is keeping track, but this is the fifth legal challenge, and the fifth legal challenge won by Missourians for Constitutional Freedoms, a pro-Third Amendment group. . Let me be clear. Today’s decision is a victory not only for reproductive freedom, but also for direct democracy in Missouri. At issue before the Supreme Court today is a lower court’s ruling that the vote should be overruled because it does not enumerate all the laws that would be repealed if the Third Amendment were passed. . However, lawyers argued that this does not repeal the law, but supersedes and duplicates existing law. The Supreme Court today agreed, reversing the lower court’s decision and putting Amendment 3 back on the ballot. Vote Yes on Amendment 3. Cheers erupted on the steps of the state Capitol after the decision was announced on the steps of the Supreme Court, across the street from where pro-life demonstrators had been camped, but people remained silent for most of the day. At the time, I was disappointed in this verdict. Distrust. We really thought they would follow the law. Kathy Falk is one of several advocates who filed this lawsuit, and while their legal challenge may be over for now, their fight against this amendment is just beginning. said. we are not giving up. We believe that the Third Amendment should be repealed, and we will do everything in our power to ensure that happens. And while people’s priorities are now shifting from the courts to expressing their ideas and opinions before voters, whether for or against this amendment, these signs are This does not mean that legal issues have been eliminated. After the November 5th vote. Live in Jefferson City tonight, Matt Evans, KMBC NINE NEWS. Okay, Matt, thank you. The Supreme Court justices also sided with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s attempt to certify the amendment based on the lower court’s ruling. and
Abortion amendment: Missourians for Constitutional Freedoms reports more than $30 million in financial report
Updated: October 29, 2024 8:57 PM CDT
Millions of dollars continue to pour into the race to pass an abortion access amendment in Missouri. Missourians for Constitutional Freedoms reported total income of $30,650,643.79 in its most recent campaign finance report. This financial report was filed electronically on October 28th. This is part of an ongoing disclosure leading up to the November 5, 2024 election. The final balance of the campaign considering all deposits and withdrawals is $21,812,236.83. The PAC receives significant donations from various Planned Parenthood plans and ACLU groups across the United States. country. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1 million. The Missouri Right to Life political action committee received $1,195,755.06 during the election period and has more than $366,000 in hand in the final days leading up to the election. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, Missouri became one of the first states to ban abortions except for medical emergencies. Missouri Amendment 3 proposes changes to current laws regarding reproductive health care, including eliminating the state’s abortion ban and allowing protective regulations. patient health. The proposed amendments aim to ensure that individuals can make decisions about their reproductive health care without government intervention.
Kansas City, Missouri —
Millions of dollars continue to pour into the race to pass an abortion access amendment in Missouri.
The Missouri Legislature for Constitutional Freedoms reported total receipts of $30,650,643.79 in its most recent campaign finance report.
The financial report, filed electronically on October 28, 2024, is part of ongoing disclosures leading up to the November 5, 2024 election.
Taking into account all deposits and expenditures, the campaign’s final balance is $21,812,236.83.
The PAC receives significant donations from various Planned Parenthood and ACLU groups across the country. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1 million.
The Missouri Right to Life political action committee received $1,195,755.06 during the election period and has more than $366,000 on hand in the final days leading up to the election.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, Missouri became one of the first states to ban abortions except for medical emergencies.
Missouri Amendment 3 proposes changes to current reproductive health law, including eliminating the state’s abortion ban and allowing regulations aimed at protecting patient health.
The proposed amendments aim to ensure that individuals can make decisions about their reproductive health care without government intervention.
