A bill that would repeal the voter-approved Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment will appear on the Missouri Ballot November 3rd.
The Reproductive Freedom Amendment, passed by Missouri voters in 2024, guarantees the right to access abortion care, birth control, prenatal care, IVF, and maternal health care.
The measure, which will be known as Missouri Amendment 3, will ban abortion in the state except in cases to protect the life of the mother, or, up to 12 weeks, in cases of rape or incest. The measure also allows legislation regulating abortion and requires parental consent for minors having abortions. Women would be allowed to access medical care for medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages.
Amendment 3 would also prohibit medical professionals from administering gender-affirming medical care to minors. In Missouri, such care is already prohibited under Senate Bill 49, which is in effect until August 2027.
Supporters of Amendment 3 include Governor Mike Kehoe, Reps. Ed Lewis (R-06), Brian Seitz (R-156), and Beck Laubinger (R-117), State Senator Adam Schnelting (R-23), the organization 40 Days for Life, and the Missouri Republican Party.
Opponents include Reps. Ashley Aune (D-14) and Raychel Proudie (D-73), Service Employees International Union of Missouri and Kansas, the ACLU, the Fairness Project, the League of Women Voters Missouri, League of Women Voters St. Louis, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers.
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