Missouri House Approves Ban on Most Abortions, Bill Heads to Governor

Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley during a campaign rally in St. Louis, Missouri, on Nov. 5, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Missouri House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban most abortions in the state on May 17, one day after it was approved by the state Senate.

The House approved the bill, HB 126, by a vote of 110-44 after the Senate approved it by a vote of 24-10. It’s also known as the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act.”