Missouri voters have defeated a ballot proposal that sought to re-impose a ban on abortion, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Placed on the ballot by the Republican-led legislature, the measure would have prohibited abortion with exceptions for rape and incest during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, or longer in cases of fetal anomalies. The outcome upholds the state's 2024 vote that lifted one of the nation's strictest bans, keeping in place Missouri's current law permitting abortion up to fetal v…
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Missouri's legal protections allowing abortion up to fetal viability will remain in effec…: Missouri's legal protections allowing abortion up to fetal viability will remain in effect following the vote.
Legislative attempts to combine abortion bans with existing statutory prohibitions on gen…: Legislative attempts to combine abortion bans with existing statutory prohibitions on gender-affirming care failed to win voter approval.
Large campaign donations for the opposition outpaced contributions to the measure's suppo…: Large campaign donations for the opposition outpaced contributions to the measure's supporters by approximately $20 million.
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St. Louis, MO – Missouri voters defeated a proposal to ban abortion, according to a race call by the Associated Press. It reaffirms the vote they took in 2024 that lifted one of the country's strictest abortion bans.
The proposal had been placed on the ballot by the Republican-led legislature and it would have banned abortion except in the case or rape and incest for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy or longer for fetal anomalies.
Its defeat was a major victory for the state's abortion rights supporters. It maintains the state's current law, allowing abortion until fetal viability, though there are restrictions on how they're performed.
Missouri is one of four states that had abortion on the ballot. Since the Supreme Court struck down federal protections for abortion rights in 2022, abortion law has become a state-by-state patchwork across the country.
The defeat also sent a message of voter support for transgender rights. After…
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