From Family Research Council:
A majority of states require that a woman seeking an abortion wait a specified amount of time before she can have the abortion. Typically the state mandated waiting period is for 24 hours. Missouri, however, took additional steps yesterday to lengthen their mandatory abortion waiting period to 72 hours, overriding Governor Nixon's veto with a 2/3rds majority vote in both Chambers of the legislature.
Mandatory waiting periods are important for a variety of reasons, but they provide women with time to learn their options, research alternatives to abortion and save lives of unborn children. The action taken by the courageous lawmakers in Missouri to override Governor Nixon's veto will undoubtedly save countless lives. Missouri now ranks second in the nation in terms of the length of mandatory waiting periods before a woman can have an abortion. South Dakota ranks first in the nation with a 72 hour-waiting period, which includes weekends or holidays. A Missouri woman who regrets her abortion and supports the Missouri law recently said, "A 72-hour timeframe is compassionate for women."
Pro-abortion advocates categorize measures such as mandatory waiting periods as "extreme," unnecessary, and anti-woman. However, these desperate claims ignore the growing pro-life consensus in this country and the fact that states have been passing measures such as mandatory waiting periods at record rates. States that do not have laws requiring mandatory waiting periods for women seeking abortions should follow the example of Missouri. Mandatory waiting periods are a reasonable common-sense approach to ensuring true informed consent, which helps women and ultimately will save lives.
Me: I'm impressed that Missouri legislators were unified enough to override the governor's veto. The pro-life movement in the United States is becoming more and more robust.