Aborted Fetus Donation Would be Felony Under Passed House Bill
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Aborted Fetus Donation Would be Felony Under Passed House Bill

Date: April 14, 2016
By: Jack Morrisroe
State Capitol Bureau
Links: HB 2068

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A measure to make fetus donation a felony passed the Missouri House Thursday.
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Wrap: An approved Missouri House bill would place medical restrictions on abortion clinics, as well as disallow donation of an aborted fetus' tissue.

Jefferson City Represenative Jay Barnes said the tissue of a fetus should not be used for research purposes.

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Description: It is giving voice to the voiceless, it is defending the defenseless. Children should not be science experiments.

 

Opponents said the research is saving lives through the use of stem cells.

The bill must pass through the Senate to become law.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.

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Fetus donation would be a felony under a Missouri House measure approved Thursday.
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Wrap: An approved Missouri House bill would place medical restrictions on abortion clinics, as well as disallow donation of an aborted fetus' tissue.

Democratic Representative Judy Morgan said stem cell research is saving lives.

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Description: What we need to support and legislate is protecting the health and safety of women, and House Bill 2069 doesn't meet that standard on any level.

Supporters said the tissue of a fetus should not be used for research.

The bill must pass through the Senate to become law.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.

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Abortion clinics would require more reporting and more inspections under a passed House bill.
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Wrap: An approved Missouri House bill would place medical restrictions on abortion clinics, as well as disallow donation of an aborted fetus' tissue.

Supporters of the measure said abortion clinics are unsafe and should be held to hospital standards to protect women.

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Description: Would you be satisfied with having surgery on a dusty surgical table? Would you be satisfied with having an IV pole that was rusty, or a piece of surgical equipment used on you that was rusty?

Opponents said the bill was written to restrict women's access to health care.

The bill must pass through the Senate to become law.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.