Chappell Roan's Uncle Is Trying to Ban Abortion in Missouri

"Rep. Chappell is one of several politicians trying to overturn Amendment 3, the ballot measure that codified the right to abortion until fetal viability in the state constitution. His bill says fertilized eggs are 'entitled to the protection of rights guaranteed under the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States.'"

"Missouri is arguably ground zero for this pathetic behavior, as politicians have been scheming on how to gut or reverse the constitutional amendment that passed in 2024 and overturned the state's abortion ban. They've even put another amendment on the ballot this fall to try to undo the last one."

"Chappell Roan, née Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, whose stage name is a tribute to her late grandfather, Dennis Chappell, has largely avoided discussing politics, which has pissed off large parts of her fanbase. Though she has previously discussed her Republican family: 'I have family that are very Republican, and they love me and I love them.'"

Missouri lawmakers are attempting to subvert voter-approved Amendment 3, which codified abortion rights until fetal viability in the state constitution. State Representative Darin Chappell, a second-term Republican, leads efforts to reverse this amendment through House Bill 2688, a fetal personhood proposal declaring fertilized eggs have constitutional rights. Notably, Chappell is the uncle of pop icon Chappell Roan, though the singer has largely avoided discussing politics despite identifying as queer. Chappell Roan previously acknowledged her Republican family members while noting the difficulty of understanding their political perspectives. Pro-abortion advocates are using Amendment 3 in court to block dozens of restrictions limiting abortion access.

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