Bill > SJR37

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment in Missouri that would protect individuals' rights to refuse medical procedures or treatments, with the amendment to be placed on the ballot during the November 2026 general election. The proposed amendment specifically states that no state or local government entity, including schools and higher education institutions receiving public funds, can create laws or policies that interfere with an individual's right to decline medical interventions such as injections, vaccines, or prophylactic treatments. The resolution emphasizes that people cannot be denied equal rights for exercising this medical refusal option, and it also includes a provision protecting parents' rights to make medical decisions for their minor, unemancipated children. The ballot language will ask voters whether they support amending the Missouri Constitution to prohibit any laws that would infringe upon an individual's right to refuse medical procedures or treatments, with the goal of enshrining personal medical autonomy as a constitutional protection.

Health and Social Services

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