Following adjournment, seven female House members, calling themselves "the silent seven," held a news conference on the Capitol steps. Democratic members of the group include Jill Schupp, Margo McNeil, Jeanne Kirkton, Stacey Newman and Susan Carlson representing St. Louis, Mary Still of Columbia and Independent Tracy McCreery also representing St. Louis. The representatives expressed anger by the lack of recognition during the debate, in which they said they believed they have more at ..
Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-St. Louis County, said she worries the restrictions might drive women underground and increase the purchase of RU-486 on the internet.
Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-St. Louis, proposed an amendment to the bill that would not require a woman to be in the presence of a physician for the second dose of the abortion pill. She said she believed there would be too many safety concerns for a woman leaving a clinic after receiving the second dose of the abortion pill because of the symptoms.
Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-St. Louis, proposed an amendment to the bill that would not require a woman to be in the presence of a physician for the second dose of the abortion pill. She said she believed there would be too many safety concerns for a woman leaving a clinic after receiving the second dose of the abortion pill because of the symptoms.
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