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Attorneys for the state of Missouri were back in court Monday to fight against efforts to allow proposed initiative petitions on the ballot next November to make abortion legal again.
The Western District Court of Appeals on Monday heard arguments about the ballot language for proposed abortion initiatives to the Missouri Constitution.
Abortion rights initiatives proposed for the 2024 Missouri ballot would make it impossible for the state to protect women from unsanitary conditions at clinics, attorneys representing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft argued to a panel of judges Monday.
In a quick-turn decision, the appeals court upheld a lower court ruling, affirming the fiscal note summary but adding to the ballot summaries.
The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals certified new ballot summaries over petitions related to abortion rights in its ruling Tuesday.