KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Latest on the American Civil Liberties Union
seeking to force a public vote on a new Missouri law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy (all times local):
2:40 p.m.
An appellate court panel has ruled the American Civil Liberties Union can
soon begin collecting signatures that would put a new Missouri law banning
abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy to a public vote.
A three-judge panel of the state’s Court of Appeals found Monday GOP
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft erred in rejecting petitions to put the law on the 2020 ballot. The 31-page ruling Monday was issued just hours after the panel heard oral arguments in the case.
ACLU of Missouri acting executive director Tony Rothert had argued time
was of the essence. Most of the new law, including the eight-week abortion ban, takes effect Aug. 28. The ACLU needs to collect more than 100,000 signatures.
____
11:45 a.m.
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking an appellate court panel to let it begin collecting signatures that would put a new Missouri law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy to a public vote.
The Missouri branch’s acting executive director, Tony Rothert, told a
three-judge panel of the state’s Court of Appeals on Monday it had been
premature for GOP Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to reject petitions by it and prominent Republican donor David Humphreys to put the law on the 2020 ballot. Rothert wants to begin the process of collecting the more than 100,000 required signatures by July 18.
He says the petition-gathering process needs to be completed before most of the new law, including the eight-week abortion ban, takes effect Aug. 28. The court didn’t immediately rule.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI