Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

Missouri Republicans Attempt to Overturn Abortion Ballot Results With New Referendum Measure

Republican lawmakers in the Missouri state legislature have approved a referendum proposal for voters to decide on that, if passed, would upend newly enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Last November, Missouri was one of seven states to pass a voter-led ballot measure protecting abortion rights and access. The measure, which passed with support from 52 percent of voters… Source

After voters legalized abortion, Missouri Republicans put a repeal back on the ballot

Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal the right to abortion in the state by asking voters to counteract a measure they approved on the ballot last year to legalize it.

Abortion will go back on Missouri ballot in Republican effort to reinstate ban

Missouri voters will face a new call to ban abortion in 2026, months after enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. A heated political battle unfolds.

GOP uses rare rule to overturn voter-backed laws in Missouri

Missouri Senate Republicans invoked a rarely used rule Wednesday to shut down a Democratic filibuster blocking a vote on a measure overturning the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in November. That action was immediately followed by another use of the rule, this time to get a bill passed repealing the paid sick leave law that was also approved by voters. The use of the rule — a procedural maneuver known as “calling the previous qu…

Missouri Republicans shut down Senate debate to pass abortion ban, repeal sick leave law

Democrats in the Missouri Senate vowed the procedural moves, which are rarely used, would lead to a "painful" response in the future.

Republicans Move to Overturn Abortion Rights Amendment After Voter Approval

Just six months after Missouri voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, Republican lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a new proposal to repeal that decision and impose a near-total abortion ban. The proposed constitutional amendment, approved by the state Senate in a 21-11 vote, would restrict abortion access to cases of rape, incest, medical emergencies, or fetal anomalies—limiting eligibility in those cases …