We are a Constitutional Republic

Despite the passage of Amendment 3 which enshrined abortion into the Missouri state constitution via ballot measure, that provision is null and void because it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and more importantly, the higher law of God. According to Bradley Pierce, Attorney and President of the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, who testified to Missouri House committee members in 2025.

“I know people talk about the will of the voters. It’s an extremely valuable thing, but ultimately we do not live in a pure democracy. We do live in a constitutional republic, and so even the will of the voters is subject to the state constitution and the federal Constitution,” Pierce said.

Pierce noted that even if a majority of voters approved a ballot measure reintroducing slavery to Missouri, such a provision would be null and void because it violates the Constitution. In the same way, enshrining abortion into the state constitution violates the Fourteenth Amendment, making it null and void immediately.

In Missouri, passing personhood and equal protection legislation would open the opportunity for a lawsuit against the enshrinement of Amendment 3. In 2026 this legislation has been filed and needs to move forward. The Personhood resolutions are HJR 109 and SJR 72 and the Equal Protection bills are HB 1682 and SB 951