Although Amendment 3 passed, it does not mean that abortion access has been explicitly restored. Abortion rights advocates have to sue the state of Missouri to overturn the ban; a lawsuit has been filed in Jackson County.

Amendment 3 places language in the Missouri Constitution legalizing abortion up to fetal viability, which is usually around 24 weeks. Now that the amendment passed, abortion rights proponents plan to file lawsuits to strike down the state’s near-total ban.

Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy.