Missouri Republicans stopped Democrats from opening up the state’s pro-life laws to allow kill9ing babies in abortions just because they were conceived in rape or incest.
No one justifies rape or wants women to be horribly victimized by sexual assault. At the same time, pro-life advocates understand that a baby conceived in rape is a human being worth of the same protection as a baby conceived in love. With that understanding, Republicans in the Missouri state legislature turned back a Democrat attempt to legalize abortions in cases of rape or incest.
The debate came during consideration of a bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
“This is an attempt to once and for all, make it clear in statute that … the state does not want any funds to be abused or provided to a provider who is affiliated with Planned Parenthood,” state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, a Republican from Arnold said Wednesday.
The debate however was mostly centered on amendments allowing those abortions.
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“I can’t imagine that Missouri is going to be a better place tomorrow if we have individuals inflicting abortion on kids, because that number is zero today,” said state Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican from Weldon Spring who is also a candidate for governor.
State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, agreed.
“If you want to go after the rapist, let’s give him the death penalty. Absolutely, let’s do it, but not the innocent person caught in between,” he said. “That by God’s grace may even be the greatest healing agent you need in which to recover from such an atrocity.”
The Senate adjourned just before 6 p.m. after voting down both of McCreery’s amendments along party lines and with an amendment still pending from Democratic state Sen. Doug Beck of Affton that would allow girls 12 and under to obtain abortions.
