yeah, they re going to be running on preserving access to abortion. democrats, every time there s a vote like this, they get more and more confident that this is a message they need to incorporate into their campaigns in a major way. it s not something they should shy away from. it s not something they should hint at. it s not something they should worry or see as a distraction, say, from economic issues. i think we re seeing a lot of crowing from democrats that not just in ohio, but in a variety of races in the house and senate and governor s races, abortion is going to feature prominently. peter, i imagine the white house has some thoughts on this. the white house does feel pretty good about what we saw in ohio last night, and frankly, they feel strongly that this demonstrates the emotion, the energy exists around this issue as we get further and further away from the supreme court decision. you saw what happened in kansas in the past, a democratic judge at the state supreme cour
A trio of anti-abortion advocates in Missouri filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the state auditor in an attempt to thwart a ballot initiative that would amend the constitution to protect abortion rights.
legislature called today s single issue special election they want to increase the threshold and signature requirements for the constitution. activists gains enough support to put a constitutional amendment on the fall ballot. and now republicans are trying to change the rules ahead of the game. looking at early turnout, it could be a big disappointment. it s hard to read, not get too ahead of ourselves. nbc s ali vitali is on the ground and knows a lot more in columbus, ohio. so, ali, the early voting was massive, they say. but is there any way to really know which side is turning out? and it s a little mottled because it s not a fewer abortion vote as in kansas, it s a two-step process, but that s certainly under the context
is being made in the state and outside interests pour a lot of money into campaigns on one side or another to influence the vote. and republicans say this is an attempt to safeguard the state from that, but opponents of this say it has everything to do with the abortion vote that is going to take place in november in ohio. and that is an attempt to enshrine or codify a woman s right to an abortion into the state constitution, and this is something we ve seen in other states that after the ending of roe v wade, a woman s constitutional right to have an abortion. we ve seen many states introduced anti abortion measures, and there are fears that this is exactly what s going to happen in ohio. in fact, a six week ban on abortions was to be introduced. that is on hold at the moment because that particular measure is being challenged in a lawsuit. briefly, of course abortion will be a very divisive topic during the next year s presidential elections as well?
A trio of anti-abortion advocates in Missouri filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the state auditor in an attempt to thwart a ballot initiative that would amend the constitution to protect abortion rights.