Missouri Pro-Abortion Amendment 3 Updates & Resources
About the Missouri Pro-Abortion Amendment
On June 24, 2022, with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision, our state became the first in the nation to restore the legal protections that currently safeguard all Missourians from the harm of abortion.
On May 3, 2024, abortion supporters turned in signatures in an attempt to remove these safeguards and insert abortion into the Missouri Constitution. The signatures were verified on August 13 by the Secretary of State placing the deceptive and extreme abortion Amendment 3 on the November ballot.
Please join us in focusing on prayer, accompanying pregnant/parenting mothers and their children, helping those wounded by abortion to heal, educating on the harm of Amendment 3 and public engagement.
- Amendment 3 Language Explained
- Full Amendment 3 Language
- Official Ballot Title (scroll to Amendment 3)
Archdiocesan Efforts to Defeat Amendment 3
The Archdiocese of St. Louis, committed to safeguarding preborn children and empowering Missouri women to choose life, is working to defeat this amendment.
All Catholic clergy, pastors, religious, faithful, and other people of goodwill throughout the state are invited to join in these efforts. Resources from the Archdiocese, Missouri Catholic Conference, and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are linked below.
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Resources & Updates
Archdiocesan Plan of Prayerful and Practical Action Steps: 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Safeguard Preborn Children & Empower Missouri Women
- Archdiocesan Prayer to Defeat the Missouri Pro-Abortion Amendment 3
- Archdiocesan 140 Prayer Days for Life campaign
- 140 Prayer Days for Life flyer
- First Saturday Prayers
- Share how the Church helps pregnant and parenting mothers
- Two national testimony videos: Regina’s story and and Darkness to Light
- Local online resource network here
Step 3: Help Those Wounded by Abortion
- Share how the Church walks with those with abortion pain; one local testimony here.
- Shareable flyer on the local healing testimony
- A national testimony video
- A collection of national stories
- View additional resources
Step 4: Educate Yourself and Others
- Share the MCC “Where Does it Say That?” flyer explaining the amendment language.
- Read the full Amendment 3 language.
- Watch and share the podcast, MCC from the Capitol Abortion Initiative Petition.
- Share the Missouri Catholic Bishops Statement.
- Read the latest update from the RLA’s August parish coordinator meeting.
- Educate all on the beauty of preborn life.
- Educate teens and young adults with the Respect Life Teen Track.
- USCCB Pro-Life’s “The Truth About Abortion & Women’s Health”
Step 5: Promote Voter Engagement