2026 Missouri Amendment 3

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Missouri Amendment 3 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that will appear on the ballot in the U.S. state of Missouri on November 3, 2026. If passed, the amendment would ban abortion in the state, except in cases to protect the life of the mother, or, up to 12 weeks, in cases of rape and incest. It would also prohibit medical professionals from administering gender-affirming medical care to minors. Cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors are already banned until August 2027 in the state via Senate Bill 49, while gender affirming surgeries for minors are banned with no expiration date. A lawsuit was filed in July 2025 by the ACLU of Missouri challenging the ballot language for Amendment 3. In September 2025, a Cole County judge ordered the Secretary of State to modify the amendment's ballot language, to clarify that it would repeal Amendment 3, an amendment passed in November 2024 protecting access to reproductive care in the state. However, an appeals court also...

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