“Missouri Right to Life applauds the Missouri House and Senate for their passage of HB 213 and SB 65. Medical technology continues to improve the ability of a child born prematurely to live outside the mother’s womb. This legislation bans abortions after 20 weeks, a time at which more and more children are beginning to survive outside the womb. With advances in medical technology, children born prematurely are viable at increasingly earlier stages of development,” said Pam Fichter, President of Missouri Right to Life.
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