Pro-Life GOP Rep Doesn't Get Anti-Women's Health Bill HB 131: "Bottom Line It's Still Her Body"
Channel: Progress Missouri
Date: 29/01/2015

Speaking at a "hearing" of the House Telecommunications Committee at the Jefferson City Country Club on January 27th, State Representative Ron Hicks had this to say about HB 131 which would require a woman to receive notarized permission from the father to receive an abortion:

HICKS: There is a piece of legislation we’re actually watching, I wanna see how it turns out. I don’t know how the standard... That's the one about father’s rights to a woman who’s pregnant with a child. I can totally get it and understand it, I just don’t know how you would do something like that. I mean bottom line it’s still her body. How do you do something like that? I’m curious to see who says yes, who says no. I’ve been asking certain people outside the dome what they think and so far they don’t like it. Male and female for that matter. None of the women like that idea at all. 

I can’t remember whose that is, whose legislation that is. But I know when my wife saw it she was like"‘What?!" and I was like "uh-oh." 

I don’t know how the rest of the representative’s wives are, but most of them pretty much try to stay out of then politics [inaudible] But when your wife goes “What is this?!” and it has something to do with legislation, you better look at it and pay attention. Brattin, is it Brattin? 

[crosstalk]

HICKS: I just told her I’ll take a look at it and see what happens, I’ll let you know, see where it goes. I’m curious though.