Missouri poll finds ban on transgender care boosts support for outlawing abortion [View all]
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Source: Missouri Independent
Lawmakers put the abortion ban on the ballot in order to overturn a constitutional amendment narrowly passed in November 2024 that made abortion legal in the state.
The poll shows the proposal, which will be Amendment 3, is supported by a 47% to 40% margin.
Some provisions of the amendment, which would ban most abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother’s life, are very unpopular, the poll shows. Almost 60% of Missourians support allowing an abortion before the eighth week of pregnancy and 47% support it up to the 12th week.
But the section of the amendment banning transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or gender transition surgeries is overwhelmingly popular. The poll found that 67% of those surveyed oppose gender transition medications for minors and 73% opposed gender transition surgeries.
Read more: https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/17/missouri-poll-finds-ban-on-transgender-care-boosts-support-for-outlawing-abortion/
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