As dystopian, draconian, out of touch, and just downright disgusting as the title reads, YES, both chambers of Missouri have introduced bills that the legislative session that begins next month will consider, which will apply homicide laws on behalf of a victim who is an “unborn child at every stage of development.”
Thank you, Samuel Alito, and your centuries old bullshit to form your opinion, the very UNPOPULAR opinion, that overturned Roe v. Wade. GET OUT THE VOTE!!!
The bills would offer exceptions if the suspect is a woman who aborts a pregnancy after being coerced or threatened, or an abortion is provided by a physician to save the life of the pregnant woman.
“To me, it’s just about protecting a baby’s life like we do every other person’s life,” state Rep. Bob Titus, a first-term Republican who is sponsoring one of the measures, told The Associated Press. “The prosecution is just a consequence of taking an innocent human life.”
Titus said no charges would need to be brought under the bill, so long as people abide by the law already on the books that makes Missouri one of 14 states with bans in effect on abortions at all stages of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
Two groups are trying to get measures on ballots in Missouri in 2024 to legalize abortion in more cases. One would bar the government from infringing on abortion rights during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The other, being crafted by moderate Republicans, would scale back restrictions to a lesser degree.
Abortion-related measures could be before voters in several states next year. Since last year, voters have sided with abortion rights in all seven states where the questions have been on the ballot.
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Republicans are now writing laws that could theoretically result in life in prison for women who terminate a pregnancy after being raped, or if they are experiencing life threatening symptoms as a result of the pregnancies.
