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July 3, 2014

Missouri Gov. Vetoes 72-Hour Abortion Wait Law 
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Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri has vetoed a law requiring a
72-hour wait for an abortion. Missouri had been poised to become the
third state forcing women seeking an abortion to wait three days after
consulting with their doctor. But Nixon said the waiting period was
based on a "paternalistic presumption that rape and incest victims are
somehow unable to grasp the horror that has befallen them."

 

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