Interview: Missouri Republicans decline to abolish abortion
THE REPUBLIC SENTINEL
Missouri Republican State Representative Justin Sparks and Missouri Republican State Representative Burt Whaley submitted the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act. The proposal would establish equal protection of the laws for preborn children in Missouri, thereby applying the homicide and assault laws that already protect born people to also protect preborn people, according to a release from the Foundation to Abolish Abortion.
But members of the Missouri House Children and Families Committee, the majority of whom are Republicans, failed to provide a “do pass” vote for the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act. While three members voted in favor, seven voted against the measure and five voted “present.”