A Cole County Circuit judge has ruled that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ second attempt at proposed language for an abortion amendment is good enough to appear on the ballot.

Judge Daniel Green decided Tuesday that both Hoskins’ summary statement and fair ballot language are “fair and sufficient” and certified the language.

The language doesn’t explicitly state that the amendment, if passed by voters, would again ban most abortions in Missouri.

Instead, the language says it "allow[s] abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest.”

The entire approved ballot language reads:

“Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Guarantee women’s medical care for emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and

miscarriages;

• Ensure women’s safety during aborti

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