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A Missouri judge approved the ballot language for a proposed 2026 constitutional amendment that would ban most abortions.

The approved language repeals a 2024 amendment that enshrined abortion rights, but critics say it is still misleading to voters.

The new measure would allow abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest, and also prohibit gender-affirming care for minors.

After two revisions, a Cole County judge has approved the language for a proposed abortion ban that will go before voters in November 2026.

Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Tuesday, Oct. 7, that the latest language drafted by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and approved by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is now “fair and sufficient.” It was Hoskins’ second

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