GOP moves to curb abortion ballot initiatives in Missouri Mississippi
The Mississippi House advances a bill to bar abortion related ballot measures and a Missouri plan would require a five of eight district majority plus statewide support. Democrats call this an attack on direct democracy as abortion rights efforts push onto ballots amid national debate.
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Ohio abortion rights vote framed as democracy test
Advocates say last year's statewide ballot to enshrine abortion rights was a test of democracy as much as a stance on abortion. They allege Republicans blocked the process before the vote and tried to ignore voters’ will after passage.
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