Following Missouri voters’ narrow approval of a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, GOP lawmakers are moving to undermine it.
Proposed measures include enshrining “personhood” at conception, tying abortion restrictions to bans on gender-affirming care, and adding barriers to constitutional amendments by requiring majorities in rural districts.
Critics say these efforts defy voter will and could complicate other reproductive technologies like IVF.
Meanwhile, legal challenges to Missouri’s near-total abortion ban are ongoing, with Planned Parenthood seeking to resume services in key cities.
The Republican push reflects broader conservative strategies to counter progressive ballot initiatives.
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It is in the KS constitution as well. I didn't word it properly, but it was protected in section 1 of the KS constitution. The ballot measure in 2022 was to get rid of that constitutional right. That ballot measure failed, maintaining the constitutional right to personal healthcare decisions and abortion access.
*"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is the direct wording from their constitution that has been affirmed several times in the state courts to include abortion access