{"id":2325178,"date":"2024-08-15T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extreme-abortion-until-birth-amendments-make-ballot-in-az-mo\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:15:26","slug":"extreme-abortion-until-birth-amendments-make-ballot-in-az-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extreme-abortion-until-birth-amendments-make-ballot-in-az-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Abortion Until Birth Amendments Make Ballot In AZ, MO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fextreme-abortion-until-birth-amendments-make-ballot-in-az-mo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325178&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Missouri and Arizona have recently joined a group of six other\u2063 states in considering proposed constitutional amendments aimed at enshrining the right to abortion until birth. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/january-6-dissident-released-from-prison-early-despite-threat-from-matthew-graves\/\" title=\"Dissident released from prison ahead of time despite threat from Matthew Graves on January 6\">move occurs amid<\/a> a broader national landscape where a majority of U.S. adults oppose unrestricted abortion access. Public confusion is evident as \u200bvoters may be swayed by\u200c the euphemistic framing surrounding &#8220;reproductive\u2062 rights.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In Missouri, current laws ban abortion except in medical emergencies. A proposed amendment seeks to change this by adding \u200da &#8220;right to reproductive freedom&#8221; to the state&#8217;s\u200c constitution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-authorities-wont-autopsy-recovered-bodies-of-these-aborted-babies-police-are-hiding-barbaric-crimes-pro-lifers-say\/\" title=\"D.C. Authorities Won\u2019t Autopsy Recovered Bodies Of These Aborted Babies. Police Are Hiding Barbaric Crimes, Pro-Lifers Say.\">effectively allowing abortion<\/a> at any stage of pregnancy. Critics \u200dargue that\u200d the amendment&#8217;s \u2063vague wording could lead to dangerously unregulated abortion \u200dpractices and make \u2064the state akin \u200bto California regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">late-term abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri GOP faced criticism for not taking action to safeguard existing\u2063 pro-life policies, which could have mitigated the proposed amendment&#8217;s influence. Opponents of the amendment raise concerns \u2063about potential risks to women&#8217;s\u200c health and the removal of \u2064legal\u200b recourse for negligence in cases related to abortion. Similarly, Arizona voters will also face a decision on a related amendment in November. these developments reflect ongoing tensions \u200csurrounding abortion rights across the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Missouri and Arizona officially joined this week the ranks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/womens-health-policy\/dashboard\/ballot-tracker-status-of-abortion-related-state-constitutional-amendment-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six states<\/a> that have fallen prey to extremist-led efforts to enshrine abortion until birth in state constitutions via proposed amendments.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of U.S. adults&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/poll-majority-of-americans-still-reject-democrats-unlimited-abortion-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oppose Democrats&rsquo; plans to legalize abortion through birth<\/a>. Yet voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota who have no doubt been duped by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/14\/associated-press-poll-is-corporate-medias-latest-language-twisting-exercise-in-advancing-abortion-extremism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">euphemistic calls for &ldquo;reproductive rights&rdquo;<\/a> are poised to decide this November if they will permanently allow abortion through all nine months in their state.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Republicans, specifically, had a chance to foil the Democrats and abortion activists&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/07\/abortion-radicals-will-expand-their-schemes-from-ohio-to-your-state-heres-how-to-be-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deceptive efforts<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-voters-consider-next-step-in-pro-abortion-extremism-sterilization-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"Michigan Voters Consider Next Step In Pro-Abortion Extremism: Sterilization Without Parental Consent\">sneak unlimited abortion<\/a> into the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Party_control_of_Missouri_state_government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deep red state<\/a> by passing legislation that would have fortified the constitutional amendment process. As Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/30\/how-senate-republicans-tanked-efforts-to-keep-abortion-out-of-missouris-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> in May, GOP senators even possessed the votes they needed to kill Democrats&rsquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.komu.com\/news\/state\/democrat-initiative-petition-filibuster-ends-after-record-50-hours\/article_a8d6a500-12e6-11ef-b297-4f0a718a4c26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50-hour<\/a>&nbsp;filibuster but decided to adjourn the upper chamber instead.<\/p>\n<p>The state GOP&rsquo;s deliberate refusal to proceed kept them from protecting their state and voters&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/post-dobbs-the-abortion-battle-hits-activist-state-courts\/\" title=\"Post-Dobbs, The Abortion Battle Hits Activist State Courts\">pro-life principles<\/a> from extremists who are set on expanding the abortion industry&rsquo;s influence after the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s <em>Dobbs v. Jackson <\/em>ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion in Missouri is currently banned except in cases of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/revisor.mo.gov\/main\/OneSection.aspx?section=188.017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medical emergencies<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mo.gov\/CMSImages\/Elections\/Petitions\/2024-086.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed amendment<\/a>&nbsp;introduced&nbsp;by the ill-named Missourians for Constitutional Freedom and <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/missouri-voters-face-choice-continued-abortion-ban-new-112802263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">certified<\/a> by the Missouri Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office on Tuesday, however, specifically seeks to permanently permit abortion by adding a &ldquo;right to reproductive freedom&rdquo; to the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The deliberately vague wording claims anyone in the state will be allowed to &ldquo;make and carry out decisions about all matters relating to&rdquo; what it calls &ldquo;reproductive health care.&rdquo; The fair ballot language included on the Missouri Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office website, however, accurately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mo.gov\/elections\/petitions\/2024BallotMeasures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notes<\/a> that the amendment authorizes &ldquo;abortion at any time of a pregnancy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It also hinders the state from enacting regulations &ldquo;designed to protect women undergoing abortions and prohibit any civil or criminal recourse against anyone who performs an abortion and hurts or kills the pregnant women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The measure takes away the right from every person who loses a child or a loved one because of negligence during pregnancy, labor or delivery the freedom to sue for malpractice and obtain compensation,&rdquo; Stephanie Bell, a spokeswoman with Missouri Stands with Women, <a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2024\/08\/13\/missouri-voters-will-decide-whether-to-legalize-abortion-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> the Missouri Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Midwestern Regional Director for SBA Pro-Life America Sue Liebel <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/missouris-all-trimester-abortion-amendment-makes-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a> that if the Missouri amendment passes, it would make the state &ldquo;as radical as California in allowing horrific late-term abortions and forcing the taxpayer to fund them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Missouri&rsquo;s all-trimester abortion&nbsp;amendment gives the abortion industry a free pass from operating under any health and safety requirements from the state,&rdquo; she said in a statement.&nbsp;&ldquo;With Missouri Planned Parenthood business&rsquo; record of breaking the law, women and girls will be at risk if&nbsp;the state&rsquo;s abortion industry&nbsp;goes&nbsp;unregulated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In just the last few years, Liebel said Missouri Planned Parenthoods were &ldquo;caught using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2018\/10\/09\/atrocity-mold-bodily-fluid-uncovered-at-columbia-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moldy<\/a>&nbsp;abortion equipment,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/attorney-general-bailey-files-suit-against-planned-parenthood-for-trafficking-children-out-of-state-to-obtain-abortions-without-parental-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ignorin<\/a>g informed consent laws,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/attorney-general-bailey-files-suit-against-planned-parenthood-for-trafficking-children-out-of-state-to-obtain-abortions-without-parental-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disregarding<\/a>&nbsp;the law for 15 years to report when a woman has a complication, and&nbsp;allegedly being willing to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/abortions-trafficking-minors-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">traffick<\/a>&nbsp;a 13-year-old out of state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, thanks to recent certification from the secretary of state, voters will decide on a <a href=\"https:\/\/azsos.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/Ballot_Language_2024_GE_approved_by_AG_TOC_2024-07-31_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed amendment<\/a> that seeks to add what Democrats, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MSNBC\/status\/1778908912739029226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a>&nbsp;and outside abortion groups such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthoodaction.org\/planned-parenthood-advocates-arizona\/arizona-for-abortion-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACLU and Planned Parenthood<\/a>, have painted as a &ldquo;fundamental right to abortion&rdquo; to the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona law currently bans abortions beyond 15 weeks, something a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/poll-majority-of-americans-still-reject-democrats-unlimited-abortion-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">majority of Americans support<\/a>. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Arizona_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sweeping language<\/a> in the proposed amendment hinges abortion availability on &ldquo;viability,&rdquo; which it refuses to define and instead leaves up to the subjective judgment of a health care professional. The amendment also prevents the state from passing or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/09\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-law-punishing-abortionists-as-unlimited-abortion-ballot-battle-rages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enforcing laws<\/a>&nbsp;punishing abortionists for killing babies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Throughout the pregnancy, both before and after fetal viability, the State will not be able to interfere with the good-faith judgment of a treating health care professional that an abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant individual,&rdquo; the proposed amendment states. &ldquo;The State will not be able to penalize any person for aiding or assisting a pregnant individual in exercising the right to an abortion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Missouri and Arizona became the latest states to join six others in attempts led by extremists to embed the right to abortion until birth into their state constitutions through proposed amendments. While most U.S. adults are against the Democrats&#8217; initiatives to legalize abortion up until birth, voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota will soon decide whether to permanently allow abortions at any stage of pregnancy in their states this November. <\/p>\n<p>In Missouri specifically, Republicans had an opportunity to counteract the Democrats and abortion advocates&#8217; misleading tactics aimed at introducing unrestricted abortion into this conservative state by passing legislation that would strengthen the constitutional amendment process. As reported by Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood in May, GOP senators had enough votes to end a 50-hour filibuster initiated by Democrats but chose instead to adjourn without taking action.<\/p>\n<p>This decision prevented them from safeguarding both their state and voters\u2019 pro-life values from those intent on expanding the influence of the abortion industry following the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. Currently in Missouri, abortions are only permitted in medical emergencies; however, a proposed amendment put forth by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom seeks to enshrine a &#8220;right to reproductive freedom&#8221; within the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The language of this amendment is intentionally vague but claims it will allow individuals within Missouri &#8220;to make and carry out decisions about all matters relating&#8221; to what it terms &#8220;reproductive health care.&#8221; Nevertheless, official ballot language clarifies that it would authorize &#8220;abortion at any time during a pregnancy.&#8221; Additionally, it would prevent regulations intended for protecting women undergoing abortions and eliminate civil or criminal liability for anyone who performs an abortion that results in harm or death.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Bell from Missouri Stands with Women expressed concern that this measure strips away rights from those who lose children due to negligence during pregnancy or childbirth by denying them recourse for malpractice claims.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Liebel of SBA Pro-Life America cautioned that if passed, this amendment could make Missouri as extreme as California regarding late-term abortions while also obligating taxpayers to fund such procedures. She noted that under this all-trimester amendment framework\u2014without health and safety regulations\u2014the state&#8217;s Planned Parenthood facilities could pose risks given their history of legal violations.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona too\u2014following recent certification from its Secretary of State\u2014voters will consider an amendment aimed at establishing what Democratic leaders like Vice President Kamala Harris have described as a \u201cfundamental right\u201d to abortion within its constitution. Presently banned after 15 weeks\u2014a stance supported by most Americans\u2014the proposed language ties access not only around \u201cviability,\u201d which remains undefined but also allows healthcare professionals significant discretion over determining when an abortion is necessary without fear of penalties for assisting pregnant individuals seeking one throughout their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour with contributions featured across various media outlets including The Daily Wire and Fox News; she holds degrees in political science and journalism from Baylor University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2325179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-15-at-12.21.31%E2%80%AFPM-e1723742533513.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4472,38247,38246,8584,36292],"class_list":["post-2325178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-arizona","tag-ballot-amendments","tag-extreme-abortion","tag-missouri","tag-reproductive-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-15-at-12.21.31%E2%80%AFPM-e1723742533513.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}