COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Millions of dollars are being raised and spent in the fight over Missouri’s abortion policy.

Thursday was the quarterly deadline for committees to file with the Missouri Ethics Commission over money raised and spent during the election cycle. Groups involved in the debate over Amendment 3 were among the many groups to file with the state.

Amendment 3 aims to reinstate an abortion ban that voters overturned in 2024. The amendment would also enshrine a ban against gender transition treatments for minors in the state constitution, if approved.

“Stop The Ban,” which opposes the amendment’s passage show in its report that it had $19.8 million this election cycle. The filing shows $8.7 million was spent by the group and it has $9.8 million on-hand heading into Election Day.

The Fairness Project, a group that typically supports progressive causes nationwide, was among the committee’s top donors with $8.3 million in total. Lynn Schusterman donated a total of $3 million and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed $1.25 million.

The ACLU Foundation gave $2.8 million while the Open Society Policy Center of Washington D.C. gave $700,00, PROMO contributed $200,000.

Several donations broke the $5,000 threshold to report within 48 hours to the MEC.

“Protect Freedom And Democracy” is group supporting multiple causes this cycle, including trying to halt Amendment 3. Its filing shows it raised $835,373 this cycle and has $231,617.41 on-hand

Groups for Amendment 3

Her Health, Her Future PAC – which is ran by Missouri first lady Claudia Kehoe – is in support of the amendment’s passage. It has raised $2.9 million this cycle and has $215,206.10 on-hand.

“Her Health Her Future Missouri” put $750,000 into the campaign on Sept. 29. Rick Britton, CEO of DMP in Springfield, Missouri, contributed $250,000; Drury Southwest Inc. contributed $500,000 and St. Louis attorney Christ Archer contributed $100,000. Drury Displays Inc. in St. Louis contributed $141,555

Republican state Rep. John Martin contributed $25,000 to the group, while Doug Russell of the Durham Company gave $10,000. Several donations again nbroke the $5,000 threshold to report within 48 hours to the MEC.

Missouri Students For Life raised $45,616.54 and has no money on-hand.

Former Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a new committee in support of Amendment 3 earlier and did not have to report.