Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have cleared the way to tighter controls on abortion.
Amendment 3 failed, 55% to 45%.
The Supreme Court opened the door to state restrictions on abortion in its landmark Dobbs decision of 2022.
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Missouri responded with a measure voters approved two years ago that guaranteed the right to “reproductive freedom,” including abortion.
This year’s pro-life amendment would have reversed that move and prohibited abortion except in cases of medical emergency, fetal anomaly, rape or incest.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and state Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, both Republicans, supported Amendment 3 as a good way to avoid all-or-nothing options.
Voters rejected the effort, opting to keep the status quo in the 2024 vote.
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