US EditionMissouri bill proposes registry for pregnant women to ‘reduce preventable abortions’
- A Republican state lawmaker in Missouri proposed the Save MO Babies Act, which would create a registry for pregnant people considered at risk of seeking an abortion, referring to it as an 'e-Harmony for babies.'
- The legislation allows sharing of registry data with law enforcement, raising concerns about surveillance, according to critics of the bill.
- Missouri House Democrats condemned the registry proposal on social media, arguing that it is an invasion of privacy.
- If passed, the registry would start on July 1, 2026, and maintain a database of expecting mothers and prospective adoptive parents.
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Missouri Bill Wants To Track Pregnant Women "At Risk Of Abortion"
SolStock/E+/Getty ImagesNearly three years after the fall of Roe v Wade, states are still determining what abortion access looks like. Some states have sought to expand access while others have severely limited the procedure’s very legality. Recently, a Missouri politician has sought a novel and unorthodox approach to reducing the number of abortions in the state. House Bill 807 — the Save MO Babies Act— introduced by Republican state representa…
Proposed Missouri bill would require registry for pregnant women 'at risk of seeking an abortion'
President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Mini Timmaraju, discusses a proposed bill in Missouri that would require a registry for pregnant women 'at risk of seeking an abortion'.
Missouri GOP Wants to Create State Registry Tracking Abortion Seekers: ‘eHarmony for Babies’
As of Friday, legal abortion has resumed in Missouri for the first time since 2022. Nonetheless, Republicans in the legislature haven’t missed a beat. This week, they introduced HB 807, a House of Horrors bill of anti-abortion state surveillance and forced birth hell. The bill would establish a state-run registry to track pregnancies, identify and monitor pregnant people “at risk for seeking an abortion,” and set up a state-run adoption marketpl…
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