Missouri was the first state in the nation to ban abortion and seemingly remains determined to be as cruel as possible.
In 2022, Missouri was the first state to ban abortion when Roe v. Wade was overturned, and anti-abortion lawmakers in the state are continuing their streak of cruelty. On Wednesday, across party lines, Republicans rejected an amendment that would have added rape and incest exceptions to the state’s total ban.
As if voting to reject McCreery’s amendment weren’t insulting enough to victims, state Sen. Rick Brattin (R) explained his vote by arguing that being forced to carry their rapist’s baby could be “healing” for victims. “If you want to go after the rapist, let’s give him the death penalty. Absolutely, let’s do it,” Brattin said. “But not the innocent person caught in-between that, by God’s grace, may even be the greatest healing agent you need in which to recover from such an atrocity.” Seemingly trying to make his comments as horrific as possible, Brattin also managed to compare abortion to slavery.
Listen to Missouri Republican State Sen Sandy Crawford justify her vote against a rape/incest exception to the abortion ban by stating “God doesn’t make mistakes.”
— Laura Burkhardt (@LauraAnnSTL) February 8, 2024
I’m deeply sorry that Sandy was unable to have kids, but god wasn’t present when my rapist held a gun to my head. pic.twitter.com/C9zhhgaUdi