Missouri law bans nearly all abortions except in cases of medical emergencies, with no exceptions for rape or incest. However, an amendment Missouri residents will vote on this November challenges that ban: Amendment 3 would enshrine reproductive freedom in the state constitution, nullifying any law that restricts abortion before fetal viability, typically around the 24th week of pregnancy. Polls show the measure is likely to pass — a recent survey showed 52% in favor and 34% opposed. To undermine support for that abortion rights amendment, Republican opponents have turned to a billboard campaign across the state, ProPublica reporter Jeremy Kohler revealed. Kohler found that those billboards are littered with misinformation about the amendment, and that some billboards instead focus on anti-transgender messaging. |
