Missouri Voters Reject Abortion Ban and Trans Treatment Ban

• Missouri voters defeated a ballot measure that would have banned abortion with limited exceptions.
• The measure also sought to prohibit gender transition surgery for minors.
• The vote comes two years after Missouri voters legalized abortion in a separate ballot measure.
• Opponents argued the ballot measure was misleading and confusing.
• The rejection of the measure maintains the current legal status of abortion and gender transition treatments in Missouri.