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Missouri moves a step closer to enacting eight-week abortion restriction

By Cassidy Morrison
Published May 17, 2019 6:01pm ET
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Missouri moves a step closer to enacting eight-week abortion restriction
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., steps on stage to deliver a concession speech in St. Louis. McCaskill of Missouri says she will not run for office again after losing last month to Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley in her bid for a third Senate term. But McCaskill told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she will remain active in politics, perhaps mentoring other Democrats. | (Jeff Roberson/AP)

A Missouri proposal to ban abortions after eight weeks — with the exception of a medical emergency for the mother — is a step closer to becoming law.

The measure, passed by the Missouri House Friday 110-44, contains no exceptions for instances of rape or incest. The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who has said he will sign the bill.

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