Mo. Governor Signs Abortion-Limiting Bill

[proud2BlibKansan]

By KELLY WIESE, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Thursday placing further restrictions on abortion, and Planned Parenthood and an abortion clinic quickly filed legal challenges to the measure.

The bill, passed in a special legislative session called to address the issue, allows lawsuits against people who help teens get abortions in violation of Missouri's parental consent law.

The bill's supporters say they are trying to stop people from helping teens get abortions in Illinois, which has no parental consent law.

The legislation also disqualifies anyone with a financial interest in an abortion — for instance, people who work or volunteer for abortion clinics — from helping minors seek a court exemption to the parental consent law.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050915/ap_on_re_us/missouri_abortion_law

[evlbstrd]

1. Seems to be over-reaching a bit.

It'll be interesting to see what happens in the courts.

[Lars39]

2. I want Matt Blunt to pass massive kidney stones the rest

of his goddam life.

[UpInArms]

3. maybe he can pass a few off to his dad, Roy Blunt

in the process :evilgrin:

[Lars39]

5. Sharing builds character!

:)

[rurallib]

4. How can he eat when his head is up his ass??

[valerief]

6. Less abortion, more unwated babies, more crime

More suffering for everyone.

[neverforget]

7. Don't forget less sex education and more abstinence!

Ignorance is bliss, right?:sarcasm:

[Broken_Hero]

8. I'm not sure it will fly

Unless he can get the state of Illinois to adopt the same parental consent forms. He needs to focus on other things though, both him and Roy...but of course, they do have to pander to their base a bit.

[silverojo]

9. George Carlin was right

Why is it that anti-abortionists are people you wouldn't want to have sex with in the first place?

[WildClarySage]

10. How do volunteers have a financial interest in abortion???

[Lars39]

11. I didn't get that either!

It really highlights the fact that this is about control.

[SemperEadem]

12. so, he's pretty much cut off the poor from Medicaid

which means all those babies born to poor women can't get access to good medical care... I guess he thinks that if there is no way to get an abortion and no way to care for the baby once it's born, then teens won't have any curiosity towards sex and their hormones will go into remission until their wedding nights.

the last name this gov. has is suspect to me...

[Megahurtz]

13. Fuck you, asshole! n/t

[truthisfreedom]

14. one more thing to be overturned in a relatively high public light. just

watch. every time that a state tries to pull this crap it gets overturned.

[gate of the sun]

15. I'm traveling from New York to New Mexico

right now I am at my MOther's house in Missouri and this was all over the news last night.How appaling.