| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION NO.30 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKELLEY. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1643H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSection36ofArticleI |
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| 9 | 9 | | oftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingonenewsectioninlieuthereofrelating |
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| 10 | 10 | | toabortion. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 12 | 12 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIoftheConstitutionofthestateof |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5Missouri: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SectionA.Section36,ArticleI,ConstitutionofMissouri,isrepealedandonenew |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2sectionadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSection36(a),toreadasfollows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section36(a).1.Exceptinthecaseofamedicalemergency,noabortionofa |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2viableunbornchildshallbeperformedorinducedunlesstheabortionisnecessaryto |
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| 21 | 21 | | 3preservethelifeofthepregnantwomanwhoselifeisendangered. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 4 2.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 5 (1)"Medicalemergency",aconditionthat,basedonreasonablemedical |
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| 24 | 24 | | 6judgment,socomplicatesthemedicalconditionofapregnantwomanastonecessitate |
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| 25 | 25 | | 7theimmediateabortionofherpregnancytoavertthedeathofthepregnantwomanor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 8forwhichadelaywillcreateaseriousriskofsubstantialandirreversiblephysical |
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| 27 | 27 | | 9impairmentofamajorbodilyfunctionofthepregnantwoman;and |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 10 (2)"Viable",thatstageoffetaldevelopmentwhenthelifeoftheunbornchild |
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| 30 | 30 | | 11maybecontinuedindefinitelyoutsidethewombbynaturalorartificiallife-supportive |
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| 31 | 31 | | 12systems. |
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| 32 | 32 | | [Section36.l.ThisSectionshallbeknownas"TheRightto |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 ReproductiveFreedomInitiative". |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 2.TheGovernmentshallnotdenyorinfringeuponaperson's |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 fundamentalrighttoreproductivefreedom,whichistherighttomakeand |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 carryoutdecisionsaboutallmattersrelatingtoreproductivehealthcare, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 includingbutnotlimitedtoprenatalcare,childbirth,postpartumcare,birth |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 control,abortioncare,miscarriagecare,andrespectfulbirthingconditions. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 3.Therighttoreproductivefreedomshallnotbedenied,interfered |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 with,delayed,orotherwiserestrictedunlesstheGovernmentdemonstratesthat |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 suchactionisjustifiedbyacompellinggovernmentalinterestachievedbythe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 leastrestrictivemeans.Anydenial,interference,delay,orrestrictionofthe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 righttoreproductivefreedomshallbepresumedinvalid.Forpurposesofthis |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 Section,agovernmentalinterestiscompellingonlyifitisforthelimited |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 purposeandhasthelimitedeffectofimprovingormaintainingthehealthofa |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 personseekingcare,isconsistentwithwidelyacceptedclinicalstandardsof |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 practiceandevidence-basedmedicine,anddoesnotinfringeonthatperson's |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17 autonomousdecision-making. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18 4.Notwithstandingsubsection3ofthisSection,thegeneralassembly |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19 mayenactlawsthatregulatetheprovisionofabortionafterFetalViability |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20 providedthatundernocircumstanceshalltheGovernmentdeny,interfere |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21 with,delay,orotherwiserestrictanabortionthatinthegoodfaithjudgmentof |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22 atreatinghealthcareprofessionalisneededtoprotectthelifeorphysicalor |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23 mentalhealthofthepregnantperson. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24 5.Nopersonshallbepenalized,prosecuted,orotherwisesubjectedto |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25 adverseactionbasedontheiractual,potential,perceived,orallegedpregnancy |
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| 57 | 57 | | 26 outcomes,includingbutnotlimitedtomiscarriage,stillbirth,orabortion.Nor |
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| 58 | 58 | | 27 shallanypersonassistingapersoninexercisingtheirrighttoreproductive |
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| 59 | 59 | | 28 freedomwiththatperson'sconsentbepenalized,prosecuted,orotherwise |
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| 60 | 60 | | 29 subjectedtoadverseactionfordoingso. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 30 6.TheGovernmentshallnotdiscriminateagainstpersonsprovidingor |
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| 62 | 62 | | 31 obtainingreproductivehealthcareorassistinganotherpersonindoingso. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 32 7.IfanyprovisionofthisSectionortheapplicationthereoftoanyone |
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| 64 | 64 | | 33 ortoanycircumstanceisheldinvalid,theremainderofthoseprovisionsand |
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| 65 | 65 | | 34 theapplicationofsuchprovisionstoothersorothercircumstancesshallnotbe |
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| 66 | 66 | | 35 affectedthereby. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 36 8.ForpurposesofthisSection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 68 | 68 | | 37 (1)"FetalViability",thepointinpregnancywhen,inthegoodfaith |
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| 69 | 69 | | 38 judgmentofatreatinghealthcareprofessionalandbasedontheparticular |
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| 70 | 70 | | 39 factsofthecase,thereisasignificantlikelihoodofthefetus'ssustained |
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| 71 | 71 | | 40 survivaloutsidetheuteruswithouttheapplicationofextraordinarymedical |
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| 72 | 72 | | 41 measures. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 42 (2)"Government", |
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| 74 | 74 | | 43 a.thestateofMissouri;or |
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| 75 | 75 | | HJR30 2 44 b.anymunicipality,city,town,village,township,district,authority, |
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| 76 | 76 | | 45 publicsubdivisionorpubliccorporationhavingthepowertotaxorregulate,or |
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| 77 | 77 | | 46 anyportionoftwoormoresuchentitieswithinthestateofMissouri.] |
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| 78 | 78 | | âś” |
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| 79 | 79 | | HJR30 3 |
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