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May 24, 2019Jefferson City, MO |  By: AP

Missouri Gov. Parson signs one of nation's most restrictive abortion bans

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills, banning the procedure on or beyond eight weeks of pregnancy.
The Republican signed the bill Friday.
The legislation includes an exception for medical emergencies, but not for cases of rape and incest.
The ban is set to take effect August 28 unless it's blocked in court. A legal challenge is expected.
Doctors who violate the eight-week cutoff face 5 to 15 years in prison. Women won't be prosecuted for getting abortions.
Alabama's governor signed a bill May 15th making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases. Missouri's bill would also ban almost all abortions, but only if the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion is overturned.