US Missouri Senate Approves Anti-Abortion Bill

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The Missouri Senate is the latest U.S. state legislative body to act in favor of a restrictive abortion ban bill, bolstering a national movement Republicans hope could lead to the revocation of the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion.

The Republican-led Senate in the Midwestern state voted 24-10 early Thursday to ban abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. The legislation includes exceptions for medical emergencies but not for pregnancies caused by incest or rape.

The state's Republican-led House must approve the measure before it goes to Republican Gov. Mike Parson for him to sign into law. Parson voiced support for the bill Wednesday.

The Missouri Senate's passage of the bill came hours after Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a near-total ban on abortion.

"To the bill's many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians' deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God,'' Ivey said in a statement.

Lawmakers in the southeastern U.S. state had passed the legislation Tuesday, sparking a legal fight over a measure that became one of the nation's most stringent abortion laws.