Show-Me SecState Jay Ashcroft Smacked Down Over Abortion Ballot Language

In this aftermath report, again, we note a truism . . .

Even Missouri conservative have warned the statewide defeat on abortion is coming in 2024. Meanwhile, other that election gamesmanship . . . We haven't seen any significant effort by Republicans to adjust their strategy, tactics or language on this LOSER of an issue. 

There was a bit of work to start debating an abortion timeline but that fizzled and was rejected by Democratic Party leaders.

Now . . . Here's the latest look at the march to WHAT COULD BE a paradigm shift defeat for the Missouri GOP . . .

The decision from the state’s high court is a victory for abortion rights proponents, who were banking on a favorable ballot summary before deciding on which initiative petition to circulate over the next few months.

Earlier this year, a group called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom filed 11 proposals to repeal the state’s abortion ban — which prohibits the procedure except for medical emergencies. But the group sued after Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote up summaries that it considered unfair.

Ashcroft wrote that initiatives would allow for “dangerous, unregulated, and unrestricted abortions, from conception to live birth” and “nullify long standing Missouri law protecting the right to life.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri abortion rights backers win after Supreme Court declines to consider ballot wording

The Missouri Court of Appeals provided ballot summaries for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom that were much more favorable than what Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote.