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Posts Tagged ‘Reproductive Rights’

Johnson County Becomes Crucial Battleground in Election 2024

By | August 1, 2024 | 0
A Johnson County ballot drop box outside the Gardner branch of the Johnson County Public Library.

In Republican-dominated Kansas, Johnson County is increasingly seen as a toss-up by both Republicans and Democrats this election year.

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2 Years After Missouri Banned Abortion, Navigating Access Still Involves Fear, Confusion

By | June 24, 2024 | 0
The message “You are not alone, support is here” is painted on the window of the Planned Parenthood Great Plains on Friday in Overland Park, Kansas.

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. Since then, Missourians sought other ways to access the procedure.

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Boone County Becomes Focus of Missouri Initiative Petition Campaigns Following Redistricting

By | June 7, 2024 | 0
Petitioners with Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages unload dozens of boxes of signatures to deliver to the Secretary of State.

The 2022 Missouri congressional map split Boone County in half. Will it make a difference in the effort to get abortion on the ballot in November?

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More than 380,000 Sign Petition to Put Abortion Rights on Missouri Ballot

By | May 3, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

An effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has collected more than 380,000 signatures. The issue will likely be on the November ballot. 

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Missourians Back Initiative to Restore Abortion Rights by Small Margin, Poll Finds

By | March 13, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

A new poll shows a plurality of Missourians support restoring abortion rights as they existed under Roe v. Wade, but undecided voters hold the key to victory.

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