Missouri voters approve ballot measure to expand abortion rights
Missouri banned almost all abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The state’s current law is considered one of the most strict in the country, though it makes exceptions to protect the life of the mother, and for medical emergencies. The new amendment, which required a simple majority to pass, now removes the state’s ban on abortion and protects abortion rights up to fetal viability, around the 24th week of pregnancy, with exceptions afterward to protect the life or health of the woman.
