{"id":2403933,"date":"2025-02-18T18:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-bill-would-create-registry-of-pregnant-women-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:04:18","slug":"missouri-bill-would-create-registry-of-pregnant-women-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-bill-would-create-registry-of-pregnant-women-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri bill would create registry of pregnant women &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-bill-would-create-registry-of-pregnant-women-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A proposed bill in \u2062Missouri aims to establish a registry of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-quietly-removes-law-that-prioritized-immigrants-who-were-less-likely-to-need-welfare\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Quietly Removes Law That Prioritized Immigrants Who Were Less Likely To Need Welfare\">pregnant women<\/a> identified<\/a> as being \u200cat risk of seeking an\u2063 abortion. Known\u2062 as the Save MO Babies Act, the legislation is spearheaded by Republican \u2063state Rep. Phil Amato and\u2063 is set to take effect on July 1, 2026. The registry would be accessible to prospective adoptive parents who have undergone\u2063 background checks. The\u200d bill\u200d would also\u200c create a new Division of Maternal and Child \u200dResources within the state\u2019s Department of Social Services, which is projected to cost\u200b $32 million annually. While Amato claimed that inclusion in the\u2064 registry would \u200cbe voluntary, this stipulation is not explicitly specified in the bill. Concerns have been raised by Democratic \u200dlawmakers \u200bregarding the broader implications of increased state involvement and the criteria for determining risk in \u2062mothers. This comes in a state\u200b where recent legislation has also enshrined the right to an abortion \u2063in the state constitution, following a near<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-carrey-announces-end-to-his-political-paintings\/\" title=\"Jim Carrey Announces End To His Political Paintings\">-total ban<\/a> that had been enacted after the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Missouri bill would create registry of pregnant women<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1966727\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Missouri<\/a> bill would create a database of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pregnant women<\/a> deemed at risk of seeking an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abortion<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The database would be available to be viewed by couples seeking adoption who have completed background checks and screenings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Save MO Babies Act, introduced by Republican state Rep. Phil Amato, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billtrack50.com\/billdetail\/1808705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">require<\/a> Missouri, starting July 1, 2026, to &ldquo;maintain a central registry of each expectant mother who is at risk for seeking an abortion of her unborn child and make the same available to a prospective adoptive parent who has completed screenings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill was written by Gerard Harms, an adoption attorney from the Lake of the Ozarks region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at something like e-Harmony for babies,&rdquo; Harms told the state House Children and Families Committee.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing considering the bill, Amato said that being added to the registry would be voluntary. However, that language is not found in the bill. Amato would also not give clear details of what would determine a mother to be at risk for an abortion, deferring to the bill&rsquo;s author, Harms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I wrote that originally, it was thinking of mothers who had gone to an abortion clinic, who had sought an abortion, had information provided to them about another avenue they could go,&rdquo; Harms shared with the house committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill would create the Division of Maternal and Child Resources within the state Department of Social Services, which would &ldquo;coordinate and apply for services for expectant mothers wishing to place their baby for adoption and place such babies for adoption with fit and proper persons to adopt such baby.&rdquo; This division is projected to cost the state $32 million a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Rep. Raychel Proudie shared her concern about how the bill would grow the scope of the state government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s befuddling to me the way in which government will grow with this bill,&rdquo; Proudie said during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Missouri voters approved a measure that would enshrine the right to an abortion up until fetal viability in the state&rsquo;s constitution. Prior to the amendment&rsquo;s passage, a near<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-lives-matter-arkansas-gov-signs-near-total-abortion-ban-that-supporters-hope-will-force-scotus-to-revisit-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"\u2018All Lives Matter\u2019: Arkansas Gov. Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban That Supporters Hope Will Force SCOTUS To Revisit Roe v. Wade\">-total abortion ban<\/a> was enacted in the state following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2022 overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Republican lawmakers have expressed wariness over creating a state database, GOP state Rep. Ann Kelley said the legislation could be good if women are added to it voluntarily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If &hellip; the mother&rsquo;s putting their name in voluntarily because they know that they want an adoption, but they don&rsquo;t want to go through the headache of what it is right now, I think that&rsquo;s a good thing,&rdquo; Kelley said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1966727\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1966727\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri bill proposes registry for pregnant women at risk of abortion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2403934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24109662434793-scaled-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3895,4762,8584,50617,19360],"class_list":["post-2403933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill","tag-legislation","tag-missouri","tag-pregnant-women","tag-registry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24109662434793-scaled-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403937,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403933\/revisions\/2403937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}