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Lawyers for the state of Kansas are attempting to reopen a case that threw out multiple restrictions on abortion providers, including 24-hour waiting periods, requiring doctors to repeat false claims about abortion risks and more.

Republican Rep. Darin Chappell supports legislation to restrict abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. His niece, “Pink Pony Club” singer Chappell Roan, donates to maintain them.

In all but 11 counties, Missouri voters showed stronger support for abortion this election. Amendment 3 was rejected by 55% of voters, higher than the 52% who approved the 2024 abortion rights amendment.

After losing 16 House seats and their legislative supermajority, some Missouri Republicans blamed their own unpopular agenda while others pointed to national headwinds. Every major policy initiative put before voters by Republicans since Gov. Mike Kehoe took office has gone down to defeat.

Voters rejected Amendment 3, the Missouri measure that would have prohibited most abortions except in cases of rape, incest or some medical emergencies, by a margin of 55-45%.

Missouri Democrats won key elections and helped defeat several ballot initiatives pushed by the legislature's Republican majority. Tuesday's election proved that the state's redistricting wars were a waste of time, and that voters still don't support an abortion ban.

Kansas U.S. Senator-elect Adam Hamilton says that after his victory, he feels a "deep sense of responsibility to make sure that we actually change things for the better." He spoke with KCUR's Up To Date, along with election experts and several congressional winners from Missouri, about what led to the Democratic wave in Tuesday's election.

Democrats shattered GOP legislative supermajorities, flipped a congressional seat and gained ground in unexpected places as voters rejected abortion restrictions and efforts to weaken their power over state laws.

In 2024, voters in Missouri approved a different Amendment 3, which ended the state’s near-total abortion ban. Two years later, voters reiterated their support by rejecting Amendment 3 and keeping abortion access legal.

Missouri polling places are open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. See results as they come in for the U.S. House contests, constitutional amendment and ballot questions.

Churches are mobilizing voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with faith leaders divided over whether religious beliefs should guide abortion laws or protect individual choice. Amendment 3 would reinstate an abortion ban in Missouri.

The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about the proposed ban. Amendment 3 would also restrict abortion again in the state.