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Missouri Lawmakers Launch New Challenges to Abortion Rights Amendment

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM

Two Missouri legislators have filed the “Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act,” a bill that seeks to nullify the state’s recently enacted abortion rights amendment and classify abortion as homicide. This proposal runs parallel to a confirmed November 2026 ballot measure asking voters to repeal the amendment, an effort recently endorsed by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley.…

Two Missouri legislators have filed the “Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act,” a bill that seeks to nullify the state’s recently enacted abortion rights amendment and classify abortion as homicide. This proposal runs parallel to a confirmed November 2026 ballot measure asking voters to repeal the amendment, an effort recently endorsed by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley. Meanwhile, a state appeals court has finalized the language for that 2026 referendum, clarifying that a “yes” vote would explicitly end the constitutional right to abortion in Missouri.

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