September 19, 2025

Inside the Struggle to Restore Abortion Rights in Red State Missouri

 Inside the Struggle to Restore Abortion Rights in Red State Missouri

Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total abortion ban after the overturning of “Roe v. Wade” in 2022.

Originally published by The 19th.
Kansas City, Missouri On a sunny Saturday in October, Johanna Kelley set out to canvass for two ballot propositions personal to her: one that would raise the minimu…