COLE COUNTY, Mo. - A Missouri judge will decide whether a proposed abortion ban appears on state ballots next year as written, needs revisions or is struck down entirely.

Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green heard arguments Wednesday over a proposal that, with voter approval in 2026, could reinstate abortion bans in most cases across the state.

Just last year, Missouri voters approved Amendment 3 to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. Several months later, House Joint Resolution 73 cleared the state legislature, aiming to repeal those protections and restore significant abortion restrictions, if approved by voters in a future election.

Missouri Secretary Denny Hoskins has since certified ballot language for HJR 73, and coincidentally, the proposal is schedul

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