Constitutional Amendment Reinstating Abortion Ban and Regulating Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Plain-English Summary
This proposed constitutional amendment would ban nearly all abortions in Missouri, with limited exceptions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest up to 12 weeks gestation. It would also guarantee women's medical care for emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages, ensure women's safety during abortions, and require parental consent for minors seeking abortions. Additionally, it would prohibit gender-affirming procedures for children and repeal Article I, section 36 of the Missouri Constitution, which was approved in 2024.
What each outcome does
If this amendment passes, the Missouri Constitution would be amended to ban most abortions, allow abortions in specific limited circumstances, guarantee certain women's medical care, require parental consent for minors seeking abortions, and prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. It would also repeal the 2024 constitutional amendment that enshrined the right to abortion up to fetal viability.
If this amendment fails, the Missouri Constitution would not be changed, and the right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability, as established by the 2024 constitutional amendment, would remain in effect. The current legal framework regarding abortion and gender-affirming care for minors would continue.
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