Missouri Republicans Override Gov. Jay Nixon’s Veto of 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
GOP war on Women continues in Missouri.
Missouri Republicans made history late Wednesday night, turning to a rarely-used procedural move to kill a filibuster and force into law a bill tripling the waiting period to have an abortion.
Senate Minority Leader Jolie Justus, a Kansas City Democrat, led a filibuster of the bill that requires women to wait 72-hours after consulting a doctor before having an abortion. The current waiting period is 24 hours. There is no exception for victims of rape or incest.
After two hours of discussion, Republicans voted to cut off debate and force a vote. It then passed on a party-line vote, overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto.
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