"Efforts to Restrict Voter Influence on Abortion Rights Gain Traction in GOP-Led States"

Republican-led legislatures in states like Missouri and Mississippi are pushing measures to limit voters' ability to determine abortion rights through ballot initiatives, sparking criticism from Democrats and abortion rights advocates who argue that these efforts undermine democratic processes. The proposed measures include banning abortion initiatives from statewide ballots and requiring initiatives to win a majority vote in multiple congressional districts, with critics accusing Republicans of attempting to control who can vote and on what subjects. Similar efforts to target the ballot initiative process have been seen in other states, with Democrats pledging to make abortion rights a central campaign topic in upcoming elections.