Missouri was the first state to ban abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, with the exception of medical emergencies. The abortion-rights activists responded by launching a campaign to put abortion access on the ballot. To this end they have succeeded.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, your Missouri ballot will include the choice to vote “Yes” or “No” for Missouri Amendment 3, also known as the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative.
A “Yes” vote means you want to legalize abortion in Missouri for the entire 40-week term of a pregnancy, even up to the moment of birth. It is both a crime and a sin to take the innocent life of another human being (Ja. 2:11; Rev. 21:8; 1 Jo. 3:15). God hates hands that shed innocent blood (Prov. 6:17). Beginning at conception, God recognizes the undeveloped, unborn, substance in the womb as a person. A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 is a vote to murder an innocent person and is therefore a crime and a sin.
A “Yes” vote means you want to add the phrase "pregnant person” (instead of "woman") to the Missouri Constitution. The Bible teaches that God created two genders, male and female. Every person is born as one or the other (Genesis 1:27). Jesus affirmed this when he taught that “at the beginning” God made a man and a woman (Matt. 19:4). God talks about the role of male leadership in the home and the church (1 Tim. 3:1-12; Eph. 5:22-33). God also speaks about the role of the woman in the home and the church (Titus 2:4-5; 1 Tim. 2:11-12). The female is identified as the only person who can conceive children (Gen. 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:15). There is no scripture in the Bible that even implies that a person’s sex is optional. A clear distinction between the male and female is maintained. Biological gender can be externally disguised but it cannot be transformed. A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 is an attempt to blur and redefine God-given biological gender.
Other realities connected with Missouri amendment 3:
A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 means you want to remove parental notification and consent requirements, allowing minors to undergo an abortion without informing their parents or guardian. The Bible teaches that children are to “honor and obey” their father and mother (Eph. 6:2). This amendment contradicts God’s instructions concerning the parent-child relationship. A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 will replace parental authority with government authority.
According to Forbes, while abortion was legal, taxpayers subsidized roughly 24% of all abortion costs in the U.S. This is equivalent to taxpayers paying the full cost of 250,000 abortions a year. A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 means you want to allow taxpayer funded abortions in Missouri.
Also according to Forbes, medical negligence is a leading cause of death in the United States. Millions are injured as a result of substandard medical care. A “Yes” vote for amendment 3 means you want to prevent women from suing if they or their baby are harmed during pregnancy.
Those who selfishly cry out, “My body, my life” will surely vote “Yes” for Missouri amendment 3. But the true meaning of the aforementioned slogan is sorely missed. God says, “My body!” I gave it to you. “My life!” I gave it to you! “Therefore, the life in the body I gave you also belongs to me!” MY BODY! MY LIFE! (1 Cor. 6:19-20).
Sin is a choice. Choices have consequences. Amendment 3 is a choice. What will you choose?