JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation to trigger Missouri’s near-total abortion ban if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
With little discussion, the Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee voted 4-2 to approve the measure, sponsored by Sen. Justin Brown, R-Rolla, sending it to the Senate floor with four days to go in the legislative session.
The effort is connected to a provision contained in Missouri’s 2019 anti-abortion law. That measure would outlaw all abortions, except in medical emergencies, if the high court strikes Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case establishing a constitutional right to an abortion.
