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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:28 AM Feb 2019

Missouri House sends sweeping anti-abortion bill to Senate; Democrats vow filibuster

Source: Kansas City Star

BY ED MCKINLEY AND
JASON HANCOCK
FEBRUARY 27, 2019 03:01 PM

JEFFERSON CITY
Nearly every significant anti-abortion law proposed in Missouri this year has been bundled together into one bill and overwhelmingly approved by the Missouri House, moving the debate to the Senate where Democrats have vowed to filibuster.

The measure, which House Speaker Elijah Haahr called “the strongest pro-life bill in the country,” was passed 117-39 on Wednesday. Three Democrats — Rory Rowland of Independence, Joe Runions of Grandview and Steve Butz of St. Louis — joined with 114 Republicans in support of the measure.

The bill faces a major fight in the Senate, where Democrats are in the minority by a 24-10 margin but prepared to filibuster.

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Republicans used the “heartbeat” bill, which bans abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be heard, as the vehicle for a series of additional restrictions that each drew vigorous objections from Democrats. Republicans had already been extremely active this session proposing and advancing anti-abortion legislation, and it now appears their hopes will lie in this bill, House Bill 126.

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article226879034.html

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Missouri House sends sweeping anti-abortion bill to Senate; Democrats vow filibuster (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

Clearly no one involved has ever had an unintended or unwanted pregnancy, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #1

The "benefits" of the GOP having a lock Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #2

If you cut off my reproductive choice, can I cut off yours? CDerekGo Feb 2019 #3

Most anti abortionists in MO can't tell you what a fetus is. Planned Parenthood onit2day Feb 2019 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,858 posts)

1. Clearly no one involved has ever had an unintended or unwanted pregnancy,

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:47 AM

Feb 2019

and confidently feels they can decide for others what to do in such circumstances.

Fuckers.

There are circumstances under which I might happily continue the pregnancy. Doesn't mean you'd feel the same way. No one ever has the right to decide these things for someone else.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. The "benefits" of the GOP having a lock

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:58 AM

Feb 2019

On the state house here. Even when voters clearly overturn their legislative initiatives as we did last year with Right To Work. They come back with with more repressive ideas. I hope that the Democrats can succeed, but they are small in numbers in the State Senate.

CDerekGo

(507 posts)

3. If you cut off my reproductive choice, can I cut off yours?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 10:29 AM

Feb 2019

onit2day

(1,201 posts)

4. Most anti abortionists in MO can't tell you what a fetus is. Planned Parenthood

Reply to CDerekGo (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:04 PM

Feb 2019

was studied and found to have prevented 175.000 abortions nationwide per yr. (NYT article) but because of the propaganda and they directed those who had to have one to where they could find those services these shortsighted people tried to destroy them. Most here are against sex ed or access to birth control and then force women to deliver. Abortions should be legal, safe and rare as Bill Clinton stated. Women should have the freedom to choose and a fetus is not a baby. Until the first breath you don't exist.

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