Missouri Voters Reject 1 Ballot Measure to Restore Abortion Ban and Bar Transgender Care
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Updated · NPR · Nov 4
Missouri Voters Reject 1 Ballot Measure to Restore Abortion Ban and Bar Transgender Care
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Nov 4
Summary
Missouri voters defeated a ballot proposal that would have reinstated an abortion ban, preserving abortion rights approved in a statewide vote two years ago.
The same measure also sought to ban transgender treatment for minors, tying two socially divisive issues into a single proposal.
Opponents argued the combined initiative was misleading, a criticism that became central to the campaign against it.
The result marks a second major statewide abortion vote in Missouri in two years, with voters again refusing to back a ban.