Bloomberg gives $1.25M to Missouri abortion rights campaign as fundraising gap grows

By: Anna Spoerre

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 624

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago


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The campaign opposing a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban has raised more than $6.5 million — including a recent $1.25 million donation from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Stop the Ban, formed last year to oppose Amendment 3 on November’s ballot, reported the Bloomberg donation Wednesday to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Bloomberg also donated $1 million in 2024 to Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign that successfully placed …

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