'Are you serious?' Missouri GOP bill would set up state database to 'track pregnant women'

Missouri state Rep. Phil Amato (R) has introduced a bill that would require the state to maintain a database to track pregnant women who are at "risk" of having an abortion.

The Missouri House Democratic Caucus warned about Amato's HB 807 on social media this week.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" the group asked on Facebook. "Tomorrow in the Missouri House of Representatives, the Committee on Children and Families will discuss a bill that's being branded as a reform to the adoption system. In reality, HB 807 would require the state to TRACK PREGNANT WOMEN in a database."

"We have to imagine even conservative Missourians would be horrified by this idea. The elected Republicans in Jefferson City need to hear from us loud and often that this is an extreme government overreach and a creepy, draconian measure aimed at scaring our fellow citizens," the post added.

According to the bill's text, the "Save MO Babies Act" would establish a registry within the Department of Social Services the Division of Maternal and Child Resources under the guise of promoting adoptions.

"The Division is required to make and maintain a central registry of each expecting mother who is at risk for seeking an abortion and a central registry of each prospective adoptive parent who has successfully completed certain screenings, background checks, home studies, and other investigations to ensure the fit of the prospective parent to adopt a child," the bill said.

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"The Division can share records, information, and findings with federal, state, or local child welfare agency personnel and law enforcement agencies, including those outside of this state, in the performance of the Division's duties," the document warned.

According to Missouri's bill tracking system, a public hearing for the measure was held Tuesday morning.