Missouri voters are set to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. A measure to end the state’s near-total abortion ban goes before voters Tuesday. Missouri enacted the ban almost immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
FILE - Amendment 3 supporters Luz Maria Henriquez, second from left, executive director of the ACLU Missouri , celebrates with Mallory Schwarz, center, of Abortion Action Missouri , after the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., ruled that the amendment to protect abortion rights would stay on the November ballot, Sept. 10, 2024. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
The amendment does not explicitly undo the law, meaning abortion-rights advocates would need to sue to overturn the ban if voters adopt the amendment.for some abortion-rights supporters. The term “viability” is used by health care providers to describe whether a pregnancy is expected to continue developing normally or whether a fetus might survive outside the uterus.
Just getting on Missouri’s ballot was an uphill battle. The Republican attorney general and auditor fought publicly over the estimated cost of the amendment.the amendment would cost $51 billion in lost tax revenue because allowing abortions could mean fewer residents. The auditor and judges disagreed, instead setting the cost estimate closer to $51,000.
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