Missouri senator revives ‘personhood’ amendment criminalizing abortion

By: Anna Spoerre

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,026

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Wes Groggins didn’t mince words when he testified to a Missouri Senate committee Monday in support of legislation expanding legal protections for embryos.

The executive director of Abolish Abortion Missouri invoked the Bible’s Old Testament in his justification that anyone who has an abortion or assists someone in accessing an abortion should be charged with murder.

“God demands equal justice,” he said, “equal protection for all persons.”

For the second year in a row, …

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