Missouri voters on Tuesday resoundingly approved an amendment to overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban, making it the first state to do so in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated federal constitutional protection of abortion. The passage of Amendment 3, which enshrines reproductive rights in the state constitution, signals the potential to begin restoring access to health care in a swath of the country that has become an abortion desert.
“The people of Missouri — be they Democrat, Republican, or independent — have resoundingly declared that they don’t want politicians involved in their private medical decisions,” said Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the umbrella organization for the Yes on 3 campaign.
Taking the wins where I can, today…
More of them should have paid attention in civics class. This is no win. Not long-term at least.
This sort of thing is actually terrifying for Democrats. A lot of the people that voted yes for this also voted for Trump. Clearly, for some reason, Americans are starting to believe that Dems aren’t the only party that will guarantee abortion access. This was one of the Dems’ most reliably popular platform positions in recent elections.
White people are so fucking dumb, this will mean nothing when Trump passes the national abortion ban, probably in less than 6 months of presidency
Just in time for it to get reinstated.
