Georgia, Alabama and other states have passed similar laws.
The Missouri Senate passed a bill early Thursday that prohibits abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy, CNN affiliate KSHB reports.The bill, HB 126, is known as the"Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act." It bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected. It allows exceptions for medical emergencies but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Many women often aren't aware they're pregnant in the first eight weeks.
Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed the bill that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison.Groups such as the ACLU and Planned Parenthood promised to sue, which is just what the new law's supporters want. Anti-abortion lawmakers and activists, who have also pushed for so-called fetal heartbeat laws in Georgia and Ohio, hope any legal action against these new laws will make it to the Supreme Court.
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