The Missouri Senate passed a bill early Thursday to ban abortion eight weeks of pregnancy. ALABAMA ABORTION ADVOCATES PROMISE TO FIGHT BACK AFTER CONTROVERSIAL BILL SIGNED INTO LAWThe bill includes exceptions for medical emergencies — but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Senate Democrats, including Sen. Jill Schupp, of the St. Louis area, attacked the bill on Wednesday. The Missouri bill comes as abortion opponents across the country push for new restrictions, hoping that the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, its landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed into law a controversial abortion bill that will make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.

Source: Fox News May 16, 2019 09:45 UTC