Abolitionist Legislators File Bill to Nullify ‘Right to Abortion’ in Missouri Constitution
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - State Senator Mike Moon and State Representative Justin Sparks have each filed bills that would abolish abortion in Missouri, and thus, nullify the ‘right to abortion’ in the Missouri state constitution.
After a campaign of lies, backed by over $30 million in out-of-state money, pro-abortion organizations succeeded in passing Amendment 3 by a razor thin margin of 51.7% to 48.3%. Amendment 3 legalized unrestricted baby murder in the state, creating a faux ‘right to abortion’ and overturning a Missouri law that regulated abortion at conception.
Establishment Republicans in Missouri were quick to concede the abortion issue, with House Speaker Jon Patterson insisting that the legislature must “go forward as the people decide.”
Missouri’s Amendment 3 is unconstitutional
But, a handful of bold Christian legislators are fighting back by putting forward the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act, which would render Amendment 3 null and void. SB 619 in the Senate and HB 1072 in the House would provide equal protection to every preborn child in Missouri, as required by the U.S. Constitution.
“The fight against abortion in Missouri did not end with Amendment 3, the so-called ‘right to abortion’ amendment, which voters adopted under false pretenses. Amendment 3 should be treated as null and void because it flagrantly violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, by denying preborn persons of their constitutional right to life. The legislature should pass this legislation to abolish abortion in Missouri immediately, and Governor Kehoe should sign and enforce it immediately,” said Senator Mike Moon and Representative Justin Sparks.
Moreover, Amendment 3 is a gross violation of the U.S. Constitution and the legislative and executive branches are duty bound to ignore it. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment states, “No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Amendment 3 denies equal protection to preborn people and violates the U.S. Constitution by handing abortionists and mothers special murder rights over preborn babies.
Fighting for Equal Protection in the Courts
Should the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act be passed by both the House and the Senate, and then signed and enforced by the Governor, the Missouri Supreme Court may strike down the law. Following a series of appeals, the case could end up before the Supreme Court of the United States, forcing a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority court to finally rule on the question of fetal personhood. A recognition of fetal personhood by the Court could pave the way for an end to legalized abortion in America altogether.
Senator Moon and Representative Sparks have taken the opening shot in a new political war that may last several years to rid abortion from the state of Missouri. Senator Moon and Representative Sparks are on the political front lines of the war against abortion. If you live in Missouri, please contact your state legislators and ask them to co-author SB 619 and HB 1072.