KANSAS CITY, MO. — Missouri’s Amendment 3 on Tuesday’s ballot would allow abortions up to the viability of the fetus.

A “yes” vote would mean lifting the state’s abortion ban and restoring access to abortion. A “No” vote will ensure Missouri’s abortion ban remains in effect.

Roe vs. Wade is upset

The US Supreme Court will rule on Roe vs. Roe in June 2022. Wade dropped his case.

The decision immediately triggered an abortion ban already approved by Missouri lawmakers that restricts abortions at all stages of pregnancy.

In August 2022, Kansas voters approved a law to protect abortion rights.

Including women in Missouri Mylissa Farmer of Joplin, She had to leave the state to have an abortion.

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“The only way to fix this was to terminate the pregnancy, but they couldn’t do that because the law wasn’t clear enough,” Farmer said.

Doctors told Farmer that her baby would not survive and needed an emergency abortion. After trying to have the procedure done in Missouri and Kansas, she traveled to Illinois for the procedure.

“Nobody was willing to help us,” Farmer said.

Amendment 3’s legal back-and-forth

In August 2024, Abortion was placed on the ballot in the November general election.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has approved a petition to restore abortion rights after pro-abortion groups collected thousands of signatures.

Two weeks later, two Missouri lawmakers and an anti-abortion group filed a lawsuit to block the issue from coming to a vote.

B.C. A district judge from Cole County ruled that the amendment should not be on the ballot. Ashcroft used this decision to invalidate the abortion ban.

However The state’s high court overturned that decision.This effectively kept the abortion measure (Amendment 3) on the ballot in Missouri.

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KSHB 41 has comprehensively discussed different perspectives.

This included a story 3 dissidents who ran across the country and stopped to pray at abortion facilities and pregnancy help centers.

“I understand that every situation is different and sometimes it may make sense to have an abortion or there may be pressure to have an abortion, but I truly believe there is a better option,” said Gemma Downey, a senior at Benedictine College. “There are a lot of young people coming who want to share this message.”

We also heard from Monique Ortega at Lee Summit, who counsels women who have had abortions.

Ortega said she regretted the three abortions she had.

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For this reason He said he hopes people will vote ‘no’ on Amendment 3.

“I didn’t know moral responsibility, and that enabled me to make an appropriate decision,” Ortega said. “I wish I had kept my child with me.”

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Supporters of Amendment 3 point to the need for greater access.

Kansas adds fourth abortion clinic in Pittsburg This year, the goal is to increase access, especially for people traveling out of state.

Women from Kansas, Missouri and at least four other states are using the new facility.

“We have more patients than we can support, and we’re trying to figure out how we can meet the national need because this is a regional issue,” said Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains.

Some Amendment 3 supporters He organized volunteers to survey some of Kansas City’s neighborhoods. Volunteers included Dr., who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. There were many doctors present, including Devika Maulik.

“What this amendment does is actually gives decision-making authority back to doctors and families,” he told a voter.

Missouri is one of 10 states where abortion access is on the ballot.