Missouri Lawmakers Enact 3-Day Waiting Period For Abortion

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Source: HuffPo

Missouri lawmakers enacted one of the nation's most stringent abortion waiting periods Wednesday, overriding a veto of legislation that will require women to wait 72 hours after consulting with a doctor before ending a pregnancy.

The vote by Missouri's Republican-led Legislature overrules the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, who had denounced the measure as "extreme and disrespectful" toward women because it contains no exception for cases of rape or incest.

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Missouri's new law will be the second most-stringent behind South Dakota, where its 72-hour wait can sometimes extend even longer because weekends and holidays are not counted. Utah is the only other state with a 72-hour delay, but it grants exceptions for rape, incest and other circumstances.

Missouri lawmakers specifically rejected an amendment earlier this year that would have granted exceptions for rape and incest. Abortion opponents argued that it would have diminished the value of some lives depending on how they were conceived.




Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/missouri-abortion-waiting-period_n_5801706.html

[sakabatou]

1. *facedesk*

[C Moon]

2. The Show Me State.

[KJG52]

3. Missouri

Moving boldly into the 14th Century, the "Show Me," state demonstrates that they don't have the courage to look at reality in America. I guess we now know the object of education reform in Missouri, it's to make stupid people not feel so different... and bigots proud to be Missourians!!!

[Judi Lynn]

4. A lot of backward, ignorant idiots live in Missouri. Awful. Racists, too, Klansmen, etc. n/t

[blkmusclmachine]

5. It's not Missouri, it's Misery.

[SunSeeker]

6. Waiting periods make abortions riskier for women.

The later an abortion is performed, the riskier it is for a woman--although never as risky as actually giving birth.

This law degrades women, as if women go get abortions without knowing what they're doing.

The Republican Missouri legislators are evil incarnate.

[SoapBox]

7. All this shit should be illegal...

It's a woman's right...period.

All of these "road blocks" should be tossed...immediately.

[still_one]

8. and I have no doubt the majority of AH who voted for this were men

[SoapBox]

16. Absolutely!

And I'm sick and tired of that crap too.

[Billy Budd]

9. They have a four hour waiting period

to cover the bodies of unarmed teens who get killed by Police ....

[ninjanurse]

10. Prenatal Care

Imagine if they enacted a 3-day waiting period to start prenatal care. After all, continuing a pregnancy is a serious decision.

[PADemD]

11. A seriously ill woman could be dead in 3 days.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Agreed. nt

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Being a misogynistic ass should be a punishable crime

with a mandatory three decade, void of suspension, jail sentence.

This cannot stand.

Hurting women and their families is wrong.

[tomm2thumbs]

18. Absolutely!

Well said and to the point.

[Tumbulu]

22. I agree!

Maybe we need to start being aggressive about these things, instead of always being so accommodating.....

Why don't women start charging the state for pain and suffering for every pregnancy. File a massive class action lawsuit sort of thing. Any woman who gets pregnant should be supported, compensated and paid for any permanent injury that results from the pregnancy (depends for life for this rendered incontinent, for instance). Then if they decide to terminate, the state saves money....see how fact this sort of stuff would turn around.

[leftyladyfrommo]

14. Isn't this just great?

They also overturned the veto on open carry so now Missouri is an open carry state except in cities where it is outlawed. And I think it is outlawed in Kansas City. I know the mayor is really trying to keep guns out of the city.

[Orrex]

15. I'm surprised that they didn't go for a 270-day waiting period.

[uppityperson]

17. The only clinic left is in St Louis, more than 4 hour drive from much of the state.

Tell me this is not meant to punish women.

[lululu]

19. I can just see a 72 hour waiting period

when one of their wives or daughters is bleeding out from an ongoing miscarriage.

[Fearless]

20. What about guns?

[DontTreadOnMe]

21. 3 Day waiting period to purchase a gun... :)

I would vote for that.