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

Missouri voters are set to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. A measure to end the state’s near-total abortion ban goes before voters Tuesday.

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

A ballot amendment enshrining reproductive rights in the State Constitution would void one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

Missourians voted Tuesday night to protect abortion rights, raise the minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave for workers. They also voted by wide margins to send Republicans to Jefferson City who vehemently oppose those proposals and may try to roll them back.

Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates. Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota left bans in place.

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

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.