JEFFERSON CITY - "What else are you doing besides punishing women?" Rep. Stacey Newman, D- St. Louis County, asked during a House discussion on regulating the donation of fetal tissue Tuesday, April 12.
St. Louis County Representative Stacey Newman said minors do not always have a happy-enough family relationship to involve all parents and guardians. The Democrat added that religious beliefs should not be legislated.
St. Louis County Representative Stacey Newman said cutting Planned Parenthood would remove a reproductive lifeline for women if it passed a judicial review.
Intro: A House hearing on Planned Parenthood was deemed unnecessary by a democratic legislator. RunTime: 0:55OutCue: SOC Play itWrap: St. Louis Democrat Stacey Newman charges House Children Committee's hearing about Planned Parenthood was unneeded.
The contentiousness of the hearing came to a peak when Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, was cut off by committee chairwoman Diane Franklin, R-Camdenton, for bringing up gun rights during a discussion of life's sanctity. At one point Franklin seized control of the floor to require Newman stay on topic. The chairwoman eventually did not allow the woman testifying to respond to Newman's question.
The contentiousness of the hearing came to a peak when Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, was cut off by committee chairwoman Diane Franklin, R-Camdenton, for bringing up gun rights during a discussion of life's sanctity. At one point Franklin seized control of the floor to require Newman stay on topic. The chairwoman eventually did not allow the woman testifying to respond to Newman's question.
Opponents of the bill argued that parental notification would lead to infighting in the minor's family over a legal operation. Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, said minors do not always have a happy enough family relationship to involve all parents and guardians. She satirized the 'perfect family' required to make all notifications happen without issue.
Opponents of the bill argued that parental notification would lead to infighting in the minor's family over a legal operation. Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, said minors do not always have a happy enough family relationship to involve all parents and guardians. She satirized the 'perfect family' required to make all notifications happen without issue.
Get the unemployment benefits bill, HB 150 A Democratic Representative says a House hearing on Planned Parenthood is unnecessary. 01/12/2016 Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, called the House Committee on Children and Families' hearing about Planned Parenthood a farce.
Get the unemployment benefits bill, HB 150 A Democratic Representative says a House hearing on Planned Parenthood is unnecessary. 01/12/2016 Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, called the House Committee on Children and Families' hearing about Planned Parenthood a farce.
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