House passes bill requiring abortion waiting period

Friday, March 14, 2003

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House overwhelmingly approved new restrictions on abortion Thursday with a bill requiring women to wait 24 hours after consulting a doctor before being able to get an abortion.

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.