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Time Sensitive: Missouri abortion petition efforts remain in limbo
Nov 20, 2023 | By Barbara Shelly in The Pitch
Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC's Executive Director.
The evening of November 7 was beautiful in Ohio. As polls closed and votes rolled in, it became apparent that reasonable access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care would be enshrined in that state’s constitution.
Supporters crowded into hotel ballrooms and bars and clubs to cheer and laugh and weep for joy…
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