Vasectomy Law Gets Support of Richmond Heights' Stacey Newman

A Missouri legislator from has co-sponsored a bill aimed at limiting vasectomies, the Kansas City Star reported Friday.

The legislation from Rep. Stacey Newman, a Democrat, and eight other lawmakers is a response to recent controversy about whether insurance coverage of birth control should be mandatory.

Quoting from the Star:

"Newman's bill is similar to anti-vasectomy legislation filed in Georgia after an anti-abortion bill was debated in that state's legislature."

Read Newman's comments on the bill and see excerpt from the legislation in the complete Star article.