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Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

3 months 4 weeks ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest. The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in November 2026, or sooner, [...]
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press

Missouri Republicans shut down Senate debate to pass abortion ban, repeal sick leave law

3 months 4 weeks ago
Missouri Senate Republicans invoked a rarely used rule Wednesday to shut down a Democratic filibuster blocking a vote on a measure overturning the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in November. That action was immediately followed by another use of the rule, this time to get a bill passed repealing the paid sick leave law that was also approved by voters. The use of the rule — a procedural maneuver known as “calling the previous question,” or PQ — requires a signed motion from…
Rudi Keller and Clara Bates