‘A 1-year-old could get an abortion under this,’ Missouri senator says
Missouri Sen. Bill Eigel debates Sen. Doug Beck on the issue of whether to add rape and incest exceptions to the state’s abortion ban. Video provided by the Missouri Senate media office; edited by Beth O’Malley.
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Abortion bans in at least 10 states explicitly exclude mental health conditions as a possible exception. Others are murkier, allowing for exemptions for the “life and health” of the woman.
The high court sided with a previous ruling that lawmakers cannot use the budgeting process to block Medicaid funding to the health provider.
Columnist Aisha Sultan writes: Missouri lawmakers have revealed to the nation the depths of Republican cruelty in their never-ending crusade against women’s reproductive choices.
