Abortion could become legal in Missouri in November. What does it mean for Illinois?

Voters in Missouri will see abortion on their ballot in November. And if Gov. JB Pritzker has his way, the referendum will be successful. The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office recently certified the signatures for the ballot question that would do away with the state’s complete abortion ban. Passage of the question would grant Missourians the right to abortion until the point of fetal viability, or around 24 weeks into a pregnancy.

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