Overview

• Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled the revised summary and fair-ballot language are “fair and sufficient,” allowing the measure to proceed.
• The text was drafted by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and approved by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, and the proposal will appear on the 2026 ballot as “Amendment 3.”
• The approved summary says the measure would repeal Article I, Section 36 adopted in 2024, permit abortions only for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape or incest, and ban gender-affirming care for minors.
• Attorneys for abortion-rights groups, including the ACLU of Missouri and Stinson LLP, argue the language is misleading because it does not state that most abortions would be banned.
• Green rejected a single-subject challenge by finding the abortion and gender-care provisions related, and the fair-ballot statement says a yes vote allows only limited abortion exceptions while a no vote keeps the 2024 protections in place.