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