The Missouri House passed a bill Friday banning almost all abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy and the state’s governor is expected to sign it.…
The Missouri House passed a bill Friday banning almost all abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy and the state’s governor is expected to sign it.
The Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act, H. B. 126, which passed the Missouri Senate Thursday, passed the GOP-led House with a vote of 110-44 in favor of the bill, HuffPost reported. The bill allows for abortions after eight weeks only in case of medical emergency and does not make exceptions for rape or incest.
Doctors who defy the bill and perform abortions after eight weeks could face up to 15 years in prison.
“We will no longer tolerate abortion, especially when we know that the baby feels the pain of it,” Missouri GOP state Rep. Kathy Swan said in a statement Friday.
The Missouri bill also would prevent minors from obtaining an abortion without written parental consent as well as prevent doctors from performing abortions if they know the mother wants an abortion because her unborn child has Down syndrome.
It’s time to make Missouri the most Pro-Life state in the country! Thanks to leaders in the House and Senate, we are one vote away from passing one of the strongest #ProLife bills in the country – standing for life, protecting women’s health, and advocating for the unborn.
