Show-Me 'Trigger Law' Impact In Missouri

A highlight and part of the reason for such adamant protest today . . .

Missouri law pretty much prevents most abortions now that the Dobbs decision has taken effect.

Here's a summary and more resources . . .

"The “trigger law” bill was passed in 2019 as HB 126, designed to be enacted if the Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which Mississippi asked the court to uphold the state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and rule there is no consitutional right to abortion. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of Mississippi, effectively overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling granting that constitutional right.  

"Missouri law now bans the ability to get an abortion after eight weeks of gestation except in the case of a medical emergency. The new statute makes no exceptions for rape or incest, and makes it a class B felony to induce an abortion.

"(Governor) Parson and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt signed the proclamation within an hour of the Supreme Court’s ruling.  Missouri is one of 13 states that had such a trigger law in place before the court decision. Prior to Friday, abortions were legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy in Missouri."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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