Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

Lawmakers seek to strike down earlier amendment and ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest

Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest.

The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in November of 2026, or sooner, if the Republican governor, Mike Kehoe, calls a special election before then.