Missouri GOP Challenges Voter-Approved Abortion Rights Amendment
Following Missouri voters' approval of a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, Republican lawmakers are attempting to undermine it by proposing measures that define life as beginning at conception and linking abortion rights with bans on gender transition procedures for minors. These efforts include raising the threshold for amending the state constitution, which could make future progressive measures harder to pass. Despite the amendment's passage, legal battles and legislative maneuvers continue to challenge abortion rights in the state.