Exiting a court hearing on Monday which saw another setback in his quest to block a ballot measure enshrining the right to abortion in the Missouri state constitution, Secretary of State and declared GOP gubernatorial candidate Jay Ashcroft on Monday told reporters he wasn’t sure if he would actually serve in the office if he were required to defend such an amendment, KMOV reports
“Anytime a statewide official is sworn in, we swear an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri. If I cannot do that, then I would have to leave my position. I cannot swear an oath and then refuse to do what I’d said I would do. We’re getting into real hypotheticals. What I’ve told you is that I would do what I said I would do. When I take an oath, I will follow it, and if it is incompatible with my moral beliefs, then I would have to quit,” Ashcroft said.