With passage of Amendment 3, supporters seek to strike down Missouri laws that had restricted abortion access.

Missouri voters have not elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2018, but often support more progressive policies via initiative petition.

Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy.

At a rally on Thursday, Amendment 3 supporters said they expect legal challenges from Missouri legislators who oppose abortion. Planned Parenthood has already sued to overturn the state's abortion ban and other restrictions.

Missouri’s current law bans abortion with almost no exceptions and this amendment would allow abortion to about 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Sports gambling is coming to the Show-Me State. Missouri voters passed Amendment 2 on Tuesday with 50.1% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.

When Missouri on Tuesday became the first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban by the vote of the people, Desiree White cried happy tears. Twenty-five years earlier, she and her husband chose to terminate a pregnancy they very much wanted after they received a diagnosis of a fatal fetal abnormality.

Missouri passed Amendment 3 Tuesday night, enshrining abortion care into the states constitution. What could that mean for West TN?

Seven states have new constitutional protections for abortion after the 2024 elections. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom campaign manager Rachel Sweet joins the Weekend to weigh in on the historic moment for abortion rights.

Republicans, eyeing such a close result, will try to overturn the state’s new right to abortion. It’s just a question of how.