US EditionMissouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
- Missouri lawmakers are pushing for a law that would allow homicide charges against women who have abortions, going beyond the stance of anti-abortion groups. Exceptions would be made for women coerced or threatened, or for abortions necessary to save the pregnant woman's life.
- Similar bills have been introduced in other states, but none have advanced. South Carolina lawmakers later adopted a ban on abortions when cardiac activity can be detected, around six weeks into pregnancy.
- The U.S. abortion landscape has been changing since the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that ended the nationwide right to abortion. Republican-controlled states have adopted bans, while Democrat-run states have protected access.
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Missouri Republicans propose legislation to allow women who receive abortions to be charged with murder
Missouri Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to allow homicide charges against women who receive abortions, although some exceptions would be offered.
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. Republicans in both the state House and Senate have introduced bills to be considered in the legislative session that begins next month to …
Missouri GOP Would Charge Women Getting Abortions
“Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills that would allow for women to be charged with murder for getting an abortion in the state,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. “The proposed legislation would give fetuses the same rights as human beings, which would allow for criminal charges to be filed against anyone who gets an abortion, helps someone get an abortion or provides abortion care in the state, which implemented a near-…
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