Missourians reject Amendment 3, abortion stays legal
The gist
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 3, with about 55% voting no and the AP calling it at 10:18 p.m.
The defeat preserves the 2024 constitutional right to abortion up to fetal viability.
How it unfolded
- 2022Missouri became the first state to enforce a near-total abortion ban after Roe v. Wade was struck down, via a 2019 trigger law.
- 2023More than 11,500 Missourians left the state to obtain abortions legally in Kansas and Illinois.
- Nov 5, 2024Voters approved a reproductive rights amendment with 51.6% of the vote, ending the near-total ban.