Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Opinion: Missouri Senate Set To Advance Bill Expanding Protective Information before Abortion

By the Missouri Right to Life

On Thursday, April 15, the Senate perfected SS SCS SB 793, a bill that contains excellent pro-life provisions. In addition to offering an ultrasound and information on her child's development 24 hours before an abortion, a mother receives information about the possibility of pain to the unborn child, the father's liability for child support, alternatives to abortion and additional information to help her make a more fully informed choice. This legislation also includes language that allows Missouri to "opt out" of abortion coverage in federal health insurance exchanges.
Although the legislation alters the existing requirement for a treating physician to meet with the woman to discuss the medical facts of a drug-induced or surgical abortion 24 hours before an abortion, the senate sub moves Missouri closer to making sure women receive information that will help them choose life for their unborn child.

We thank the legislators in both bodies who are working hard to pass legislation that protects women and their unborn children. We look forward to passage of the bill out of the Senate and the House.

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