HCSHJR54--REPRODUCTIVEHEALTHCARE
SPONSOR: Stinnett
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonChildrenandFamiliesbyavoteof11to5.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstitutefor
HJR54.
Uponvoterapproval,thisconstitutional amendmentprohibits
abortions,exceptincasesofmedicalemergencies,fetalanomalies,
rape,orincest.Inthecaseofabortionsperformedorinduced
becauseofrapeorincest,theabortionmaybeperformedorinduced
nolaterthan12weeksgestationalageoftheunbornchild.
Theamendmentalsoprohibitspublicfundsfrombeingusedtopay
forabortions;prohibitstheuseofsurgeries,hormones,ordrugs
toassistachildwithagendertransition;specifieswhichcircuit
courtchallengesshallbebroughtto;andholdsthatanypersonwho
intentionallyornegligentlycausesdamagetoanotherperson
relatingtotheprovisionofreproductivehealthcareorthe
performanceorinducementofanabortionisliablefordamagesand
subjecttosuspensionorrevocationofhisorhermedicallicense.
Underthisconstitutional amendment,awoman'srightto
reproductivefreedomincludestherighttohealthcareincasesof
miscarriages,ectopicpregnancies,andothermedicalemergencies.
TheGeneralAssemblywillhavetheauthoritytoenactlawstocarry
outtheseprovisions.
ThisbillissimilartoSJR33(2025).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatvotersdidnotknowtheentirety
ofwhattheywerevotingonasitrelatedtoAmendment3,including
thefreedomtoabortanunbornchildwithDown'sSyndromeor
becauseofthatunbornchild'sraceorsex.Theamendmentwas
passedverynarrowlyandtheprocesswasfloodedwithdarkmoney
fromout-of-statetopresentfalseinformationtovoters.Itis
breathtakingly irresponsibletoallowthefeelingsofchildrento
dictatewhetherapersoncanchangetheirgender.Medical
malpracticeisdifferentthansomeonewhowouldbreaktheirmedical
oathtoprotectunbornlife.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Stinnett;
DeniseGelina;MichaelJKern;TimothyFaber;MissouriCatholic Conference;CampaignLifeMissouri;JohnKreipe,PonyExpress
Chapter,MissouriRightToLife;MissouriRightToLife;Tina
Goodrick;andMaryaliceWilliams.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthepeoplealready
votedontheissue,itisoffensivetoimplythatnooneknewwhat
theywerevotingon,andthatabortionissimplyahealthcare
procedure. Twelveweeksisnotenoughtimetoprocessbeingthe
victimofrapeorincest,fileapolicereportallegingthatrape
orincest,andfindaphysicianwhowillperformtheprocedure.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereDonnaCarrender;Evan
Prost;JulieAnnPeterson;JustinE.Flowers;KateHopkins;Kim
Hayes;MelanieMontambeault;RachaelGayCailliach;RaymondJames;
SaraDianeBoren;CathleenAbrams;JacobKempen;ZackWilson;Ellie
Bledsoe,PlannedParenthoodGreatRiversAction;ToriSchafer,ACLU
ofMissouri;CamrynGarey;KendanElliott;MelanaSalisbury;
RaymondJames;ShannonYoung;SusanReneeCarter;AbigeihlWest,
AbortionActionMo;AlannaKellogg;AliZadel;Alice-AnnNix;
AmandaJensen;AngelaAllard;BethSpindler;BetsyVanderheyden;
BruceA.Rogers;CarlaNieman;CollinsF.Chetwin;CynthiaBerne;
DeniseGelina;DeniseMorgan-Irish;DesireeWhite;DianeLLight;
Dr.Ene-KajaChippendale;EdwardBernardJr.;HarrietBlickenstaff;
J.E.Flowers;JaedaRuth;JaneDicampo;JayAugustine;JeffStack;
JessPiper;JuliePeterson;KalynnCoy;KarenPostey;KarlTray;
KenDenson;AbortionActionMissouri;KimberPalmer;Leslie
Ortbals;LoriRooney;LoriZucker;MarieCarlson;NancyO'brien;
ReaganYoung;SallyJAltman;SaraLewis;StephenPerry;ValliRae
Herbold;JuliaCarney;andVivianKane.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.