We support the following legislation, which has been filed and needs to move forward as soon as possible to help bring equal protection to preborn children in Missouri.
SB 356 & HB 818 – Abolition of Abortion in Missouri Act
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Call Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman – who has stated she would support this legislation, and ask her to assign SB 356 a hearing immediately! Tomorrow, you can check the status of SB 356 and if she hasn’t assigned a hearing date, call her again to tell her that this must be a priority.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman can be reached at (573) 751-1492
Call House Speaker Dean Plocher and ask him to assign HB 818 to the General Committee today! If Speaker Plocher has not assigned HB 818 to a committee tomorrow, call again and urge him to make this righteous legislation a priority.
Dean Plocher can be reached at (573) 751-1544
Bill Summary
SB 356 & HB 818 – This act establishes the “Abolition of Abortion in Missouri Act.”
This act ensures that it is the intent of the Missouri General Assembly to acknowledge the sanctity of innocent human life and the unborn child at every stage of development has all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state pursuant to the Missouri Constitution.
This act also provides that any person accused of committing any criminal offense against a person under the laws of this state where the victim is an unborn child shall be prosecuted in a venue as provided in the act.
The affirmative defense of duress for the offense of murder shall be available where the victim is an unborn child and the defendant is the child’s mother. This act also provides it shall be a justifiable defense if a medical procedure is performed by a licensed physician on a pregnant female to avert the death of the female which the results in the accidental or unintentional death of the unborn child and all reasonable alternatives to save the life of the unborn child were unavailable or were unsuccessful.
Finally, this act adds the definition of person in the criminal code to include a human being, including an unborn child at every stage of development from the moment of fertilization until birth.
This act is substantially similar to SB 699 (2022) SB 391 (2021) and similar to HB 2285 (2020).
The full text of SB 356, updates and status can be found here.
The full text of HB 818, updates and status can be found here.
SJR 33 AND SJR 28 – Constitutional Amendment Reform
The process to amend the constitution leaves Missourians vulnerable to lawless and liberal whims and must be reformed. This is an absolute priority, as ROE V WADE has been overturned and the miffed and wealthy abortion industry seeks to enshrine child sacrifice INTO our MISSOURI STATE CONSTITUTION, so they can continue to profit immensely from the blood of our CHILDREN.
The following resolutions offer a good solution to our vulnerable initiative petition (IP) process. Call your senator today and tell them you want them to fully support SJR 33 and SJR 28. All other legislation to address the IP process are wholly inadequate. Tell your senator to ACCEPT NO OTHER SUBSTITUTE or change in the language of these resolutions.
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Bill Summaries:
SJR 33 – Under current law, any constitutional amendment or new constitution takes effect when approved by a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure. Under this joint resolution, if approved by the voters, any constitutional amendment or new constitution takes effect when approved by both a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure statewide and a simple majority of the votes cast in a majority of the state representative districts.
Additionally, no person shall be eligible to vote on any measure submitted to the people that amends, repeals, or replaces this constitution, whether submitted through the initiative petition process, by the General Assembly, or by a constitutional convention, unless such person is a legal resident of the state of Missouri and a citizen of the United States of America.
This joint resolution is substantially similar to HJR 132 (2022).
SJR 28 – Under current law, any constitutional amendment or new constitution takes effect when approved by a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure. Under this joint resolution, if approved by the voters, any constitutional amendment or new constitution takes effect when approved by both a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure statewide and a simple majority of the votes cast in a majority of the state representative districts.
Additionally, no person shall be eligible to vote on any measure submitted to the people that amends, repeals, or replaces this constitution, whether submitted through the initiative petition process, by the General Assembly, or by a constitutional convention, unless such person is a legal resident of the state of Missouri and a citizen of the United States of America.
This joint resolution is substantially similar to HJR 132 (2022).