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'Time to Make Missouri the Most Pro-Life State in the Country!' Missouri Senate Passes Heartbeat Abortion Ban, Governor Looks Forward to Signing

Calvin Freiburger : May 17, 2019
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"Thanks to decades of conservative, pro-life leadership, Missouri recently hit an ALL-TIME low for the number of abortions. We've gone from a high of more than 20,000 in our state, to now below 3,000. And, while this is great news—that more and more Missourians are choosing life—something we should truly celebrate—we know our work is not done." -Gov. Mike Parson-Facebook

(Jefferson City, MO)— [LifeSiteNews.com] Missouri took one step closer to banning abortion of babies with detectable heartbeats in the early hours of Thursday morning with the state Senate voting to pass a heartbeat law similar to those spreading across the United States. (Image: Gov. Mike Parson-Facebook)

Introduced in January, the bill requires abortionists to test for a fetal heartbeat prior to abortion, and if one can be found the abortion is forbidden except in cases of "medical emergency." Women would not be punishable, but abortionists who don't perform the test would face a six-month suspension of their medical licenses and a $1,000 fine. Physicians who do test and abort the child anyway would permanently lose their licenses and be barred from applying for a new one.

The Missouri Senate voted 24-10 Thursday morning to pass the bill, KSHB reports. If enacted and allowed to take effect, it would effectively ban abortion at around six-to-eight weeks... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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