Abortion decision weighs heavily on Missouri Supreme Court judge retention races
If three Missouri Supreme Court judges had their way, voters would not have a say on whether to legalize abortion statewide on this year’s general election ballot.
This November, those voters will have the option to use a power they’ve never used before — to boot two of those judges off the state’s high court.
Abortion rights groups turned in 380,000 signatures this summer for a state constitutional amendment that would establish a right to reproductive health care.
But then a Cole County circuit court judge ruled that their proposed amendment was too vague. That sent the case to the Missouri Supreme Court, which ultimately ruled that it met legal requirements in a 4-3 decision.
https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/11/abortion-decision-weighs-heavily-on-missouri-supreme-court-judge-retention-races/