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NewsThe Missouri General Assembly passed HJR 73 on May 14 to have the abortion ban go back to the voters. They say voters didn't understand Amendment 3. But this new ballot measure has very deceptive language that does not tell Missourians that it would restore an almost total abortion ban.The proposed Constitutional Amendment would prohibit abortion except in cases of medical emergency, rape or incest, no later than 12 weeks gestational age and only if reported to law enforcement within at least 48 hours of the procedure.It also contains language regarding gender transition and possible prosecution of medical professionals.
The ballot summary asks voters if they want to amend the Missouri constitution to:
- “Guarantee access to care for medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages;
- Ensure women’s safety during abortions;
- Ensure parental consent for minors;
- Allow abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest;
- Require physicians to provide medically accurate information; and
- Protect children from gender transition?”
The measure will go on the November 2026 ballot unless the Governor calls for a special election.
It was clear that the senators did not want to hear from their constituents," says LWVMO Reproductive Rights Chair Kay Park about her attempt to testify in a Missouri Senate hearing on April 30. "HJR 73 deliberately undercuts the will of the people who worked so hard to get Amendment 3 on the ballot and the voters who passed it," she said in her written testimony. Read her guest column in the Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/.../gues.../article306007066.html
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