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Missouri voters decide whether to repeal 2024 abortion rights amendment Nov. 3

ABC News reports that Amendment 3 would bar abortion except in listed cases and repeal the 2024 amendment.

The short version

  • ABC News reports Missouri voters will decide Amendment 3 on Nov. 3.[ABC News]
  • The measure would repeal the 2024 amendment that protected abortion through fetal viability.[ABC News]
  • Sponsor State Sen. Adam Schnelting says passing it is critical to protecting women and children, while ACLU of Missouri director Tori Schafer says it misleads voters.[ABC News]
  • The outcome is unknown until the Nov. 3 vote is decided.[ABC News]

Key facts

  • Missouri voters will decide Amendment 3 on Nov. 3.[ABC News]
  • Amendment 3 would prohibit abortion except in cases of medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, or incest.[ABC News]
  • Amendment 3 would repeal the 2024 amendment that granted reproductive freedom, including abortion through fetal viability.[ABC News]
  • Missouri voters passed the 2024 amendment with about 52% of the vote, making it the first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban by direct vote.[ABC News]
  • In 2023, more than 12,000 Missouri women traveled to neighboring states such as Illinois and Kansas for care, according to the Guttmacher Institute.[ABC News]
  • In 2025, more than 3,000 Missourians obtained medication abortions through telehealth from out-of-state clinicians, according to the Guttmacher Institute.[ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The outcome of the Nov. 3 vote is not yet known.[ABC News]
  • Supporters and opponents dispute whether the measure reflects voters' values or misleads voters; these are attributed positions, not settled facts.[ABC News]

Sources

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