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MO HJR98
Joint Resolution
Status
5/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mike Moon
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Article I, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution to recognize "unborn human children at every stage of biological development" as persons with a natural right to life
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Requires the state to protect unborn children from deprivation of life by state or private action "to the extent permitted by the federal constitution"
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Explicitly states that nothing in the Missouri Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires abortion funding
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Reserves to the state legislature the authority to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion
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Would have been submitted to voters at the November 2016 general election or a special election called by the governor, with no projected fiscal impact
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment regarding the right to life
Last Action
Second read and referred: Senate Seniors, Families, and Children(S)
5/12/2016