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A Senate committee debated how long a woman must wait to have an abortion |
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Wrap: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday debated a bill that would extend the time a woman would have to wait to get an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours.
Bill sponsor Sen. David Sater says a woman needs time to sort everything out before she has an abortion.
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| Description: I think that a patient needs to have the time to confer with maybe a third party entity in which they could give her some more informed information. | |
Utah and South Dakota are currently the only states that have a 72 hour waiting period.
Testimony on the bill lasted over an hour and alternated between supporters and opponents.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony.
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Senate Minority Leader strongly opposes lifting waiting period for abortion |
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Wrap: Democratic Senator Jolie Justus expressed fervent opposition to a bill that would lift the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours.
Justus says this law is unique in one particular aspect.
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| Description: This is the only statute that we have on the books that interferes with how a doctor and a patient make decisions, and so I'm opposed to the 24 hour waiting period; I'm opposed to the 72 hour waiting period. | |
Private citizens and groups for and against the bill, such as the Right to Life and NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, took turns testifying on the bill.
The sponsor of the bill is Republican Sen. David Sater.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony.