Text of MO SJR 71 (2026)
Establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 71
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOON.
5668S.01I
KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article I of the Constitution of
Missouri, by adding thereto one new section relating to reproductive health care.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the
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state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday
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in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by
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the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to
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the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or
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rejection, the following amendment to article I of the
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Constitution of the state of Missouri:
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Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended
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by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 36(a),
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to read as follows:
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Section 36(a). 1. Notwithstanding any provision of
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Section 36 of Article I of the Constitution of Missouri to
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the contrary:
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(1) No abortion shall be performed or induced upon a
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woman, except in cases of medical emergency;
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(2) No gender transition surgeries shall be knowingly
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performed on children under eighteen years of age and no
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cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs shall be
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knowingly prescribed or administered for the purpose of
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gender transition to children under eighteen years of age.
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The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of
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such surgeries, drugs, or hormones to treat children born
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with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development or
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to treat any infection, injury, disease, or disorder
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unrelated to the purpose of a gender transition; and
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(3) The right to reproductive freedom shall not be
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construed to exempt any person, firm, or corporation from
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civil liability for medical malpractice, negligence, or
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wrongful death.
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2. The general assembly shall have the authority to
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enact laws to carry out the provisions of this section.
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3. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
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(1) "Cross-sex hormones", testosterone, estrogen, or
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other androgens given to an individual in amounts that are
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greater or more potent than would normally occur naturally
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in a healthy individual of the same age and sex;
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(2) "Gender transition surgery", a surgical procedure
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performed for the purpose of assisting an individual with
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identifying with and living as a gender different from his
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or her biological sex;
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(3) "Medical emergency", a condition which, based on
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reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical
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condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the
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immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert the death of
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the pregnant woman or for which a delay will create a
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serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical
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impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman;
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(4) "Puberty-blocking drugs", gonadotropin-releasing
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hormone analogues or other synthetic drugs used to stop
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luteinizing hormone secretion and follicle stimulating
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hormone secretion, synthetic antiandrogen drugs to block the
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androgen receptor, or any other drug used to delay or
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suppress pubertal development in children for the purpose of
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assisting an individual with a gender transition.
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Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other
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applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state
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allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for
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the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of
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this state, the official summary statement of this
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resolution shall be as follows:
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"Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
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● Prohibit surgeries, hormones, and drugs used
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on children for gender transitions;
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● Permit abortions only in cases of medical
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emergencies; and
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● Guarantee the right to reproductive health
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care does not limit liability for malpractice,
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negligence, or wrongful death?".
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