Bill > HB2688

This bill proposes to amend existing Missouri law to explicitly state that unborn children, from the moment of conception until birth and at every stage of development, are entitled to the protections of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, which generally safeguard individual rights against government infringement. The bill also defines "unborn children" broadly to encompass all human offspring from conception until birth. This change aims to grant legal recognition and protection to unborn individuals under these constitutional amendments, though it clarifies that this does not create a right to sue a woman for indirectly harming her unborn child through her own health choices or prenatal care.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2688&year=2026&code=R