Missouri legislators file separate bills to fully ban abortion, criminalize procedure
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Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon and Missouri State Rep. Burt Whaley announced the filing Monday of separate bills, called the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act, designed to completely abolish abortion in the state.
The legislation would recognize the abortion amendment passed by voters in 2024 as a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, making it a criminal offense of murder for those engaged in the procedure.