The House approved the bill, HB 126, by a vote of 110-44 after the Senate approved it by a vote of 24-10. It’s also known as the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act.”

The legislation states, “It is the intent of the general assembly of the state of Missouri to defend the right to life of all humans, born and unborn, and declares that Missouri … [is] a ‘sanctuary of life’ that protects pregnant women and their unborn children.”