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Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 3, a proposal from the Republican-led legislature to repeal the 2024 constitutional amendment and reban most abortions in the state with exceptions for rape, incest up to 12 weeks, medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and fetal anomalies. The amendment also seeks to enshrine a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the Missouri Constitution, making these restrictions harder to overturn.

Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 3 in the November election, which proposes a near-total abortion ban and a constitutional prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors. The measure aims to repeal the 2024 abortion rights initiative and has strong support from religious groups in Missouri, while opponents criticize the inclusion of gender-affirming care as a tactic to mislead voters.

A Jackson County judge struck down multiple abortion restrictions in Missouri, allowing Planned Parenthood affiliates to resume medication abortions next week for the first time since 2018. The ruling, based on the 2024 Missouri constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, will be appealed by the state Attorney General, and Missourians will vote in November on a proposal to repeal this amendment and impose a near-total abortion ban.