Summary

Missouri voters approved Amendment 3, creating a constitutional right to “reproductive freedom,” which includes decisions on abortion, birth control, and pregnancy-related health care.

This makes Missouri the first state to reverse a near-total abortion ban by popular vote since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Passing the amendment was challenging in this conservative state, with Republican officials attempting to block the measure through legal and procedural hurdles.

The amendment protects abortion until fetal viability and permits it later to protect health or life. This shift may trigger legal challenges to Missouri’s stringent abortion restrictions, reflecting the strength of abortion rights as a mobilizing issue for voters.

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    1 day ago

    Something feels sus to me for sure. The line i saw personally doesn’t line up with the far below average turnout rates

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      1 day ago

      Naw makes perfect since. It just proves America is still a racist country. And majority are also sexiest. That includes women who voted for Trump.

      Harris didn’t stand a chance. It’s sad but fucking true hell Trump winning the popular vote this time as well. America is now a nazi fascist country with the largest army in the world. So we can’t even hope for rescue.

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        15 hours ago

        When Biden stepped down, I immediately said that Trump has won. There was no way the US was going to elect a woman of color.

        I gained more optimism over time, but clearly my initial instinct was 100% correct.