Missouri Lawmaker introduces bill that would ban all abortions in the state

A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation that would outlaw abortions in the state without any exceptions.

House Bill 709 or the "Missouri Right to Life Act," which was presented to the legislature by Rep. Mike Moon on Monday, would recognize the unborn children as persons from the moment of conception, according to Ozarks First.

Under the legislation, law enforcement officers, officers of the court, and any licensed or state regulated entities would be required to enforce a section of the Missouri Constitution, which indicated that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."

The bill would also repeal a curent law that acknowledges the preemption state law by the federal government and U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

A second reading of the bill took place last Tuesday but it has not gone to committee. The measure will take effect on Aug. 28 if it is passed by the legislature.

Lawmakers in other states are also considering measures that would place an outright ban on abortions.

In Idaho, a lawmaker has expressed plans to introduce a legislation criminalizing abortion. Under the proposal, both the woman who procured an abortion and the abortionist would be charged with first-degree murder.

Sen. Dan Foreman said that the measure would not include exception for cases of rape or incest because he believes that the baby should not be punished for the father's crimes.

"People find themselves, in many cases, with unwanted pregnancies and the easy answer is to just terminate the baby," Foreman said.

"We're looking at killing innocent kids, and it's not up to us to just kill it to solve someone else's personal problem," he added.

In Texas, Rep. Tony Tinderholt submitted the bill known as the "Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act," which declares that unborn children are entitled to human rights from the moment of conception.

"A living human child, from the moment of fertilization upon the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum is entitled to the same rights, powers, and privileges as are secured or granted by the laws of this state to any other human child," the bill stated.

Under Tinderholt's legislation, abortions performed in cases when the mother's life is at risk would not be prosecuted as murder.