Senator John Loudon of St. Louis county is proposing a bill that would allow parents to sue individuals who help their daughters cross state lines to get an abortion without parental consent.
JEFFERSON CITY - By a vote of 26 to 6, the Missouri Senate voted to amend the state constitution defining marriages as a union only between a man and a woman. Senator Ken Jacobs says the amendment will not be enough to prevent couples from other states from being recognized if they move to Missouri. But Senator John Loudon says that despite its impact, the state had to take a stand on the issue.