Arizona and Missouri are the latest states to approve ballot measures aimed at enshrining abortion rights into state constitutions.
On Monday, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes certified that advocates had gathered 577,971 signatures in favor of the Arizona ForAccess Act, a proposed amendment that would certify the right to abortion into the state’s constitution. On Tuesday, Missouri approved a similar initiative that — if passed in November — would reverse the state’s all-but blanket ban on abortion.
“This is a huge win for Arizona voters who will now get to vote YES on restoring and protecting the right to access abortion care, free from political interference, once and for all,” Arizona for Abortion Access Coalition Campaign Manager Cheryl Bruce said Monday. Tori Schafer, Deputy Director for Policy and Campaigns of the ACLU of Missouri, indicated that the coalition was prepared to counter any legal challenges to the ballot measure. Given the overwhelming success of past measures in other states, anti-abortion groups havewill affect the 2024 election. Republican election conspiracy theorist and failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is locked in an intense fight with Rep. Ruben Gallego for the Senate seat that will be vacated by Sen.
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