'We hope to delay as long as possible their ability to gather signatures,” said Pam Fichter, a Missouri Right to Life activist.
was slowing down pro-choice side’s ability to get the ballot measure approved. She even hinted that the conflict might have been on purpose: “They’re holding things up with the pro-abortion side’s ability to advance by having this confrontation at the state level, whether it’s planned or not, I can’t say.”
Fichter predicted said that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft would write a ballot summary with anti-abortion talking points that the ACLU of Missouri would object to; Ashcroft later. “They will challenge that language in the courts, if they prevail in the courts, we’ll challenge that,” she said. “So we hope to delay as long as possible their ability to gather signatures.
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