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Women Senators Say They Won't Give Up After Abortion Defeat

Three women in the Senate call the defeat of their version of the abortion bill, a loss for women. Candyce Clifft reports from Jefferson City...

After none of their male, Republican colleagues voted with them, the team of three women in the Senate saw their version of the abortion bill defeated. Senator Irene Treppler says she thinks some Senators fell in line with their colleagues and voted without ever reading the bill. Senator Betty Simms...

Simms says she is disappointed with the vote...but she says she will sleep well knowing she tried. She also says the defeat won't stop them. Candyce Clifft, KMOX News, Jefferson City.