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The change effectively stripped tens of millions of dollars from organisations such as Planned Parenthood that offer or refer patients for abortions.

Major reproductive rights groups such as the regional Planned Parenthood organization did not believe the measure would adequately restore abortion rights and refused to support it.

In Missouri, Planned Parenthood has invoked the ballot measure to challenge not only the state’s sweeping ban but also laws mandating a 72-hour waiting period, a prohibition on telehealth procedures, and a requirement that clinicians have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

“Without question, Donald Trump is an existential threat to the health, well-being, privacy, and autonomy of women and pregnant people across the country,” Jodi Hicks, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said in a statement.

The ballot initiative was backed by a coalition of major healthcare groups, including the California Hospital Assn., the California Medical Assn. and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, which gathered signatures for a petition to qualify the initiative for the ballot.