This unprecedented move is an attack on our democracy intended to take power away from voters. Missouri voters should choose their elected officials, not D.C. elites hellbent on consolidating power.

Gerrymandering is a tactic used to diminish the will of voters by giving politicians the power to group people by how they are perceived to vote. A gerrymandered map leads to disproportional high representation of one group of people while diminishing another, often times communities of color.

Planned Parenthood affiliates resumed procedural abortion care at clinics in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia. We are currently waiting for a decision in our challenge to end Missouri's ban on medication abortion care, which is the most common form of care.

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"We will continue fighting for the full implementation of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, including medication abortion.”

"At the same time, he is failing to provide resources to the communities impacted by a natural disaster. These politicized actions embolden the administration in D.C. – they do not protect communities in Missouri."

“Kehoe failed to provide basic information to prepare Missourians for this unprecedented act. With the backdrop of masked ICE agents breaking apart our families & communities, it is concerning that Kehoe is asking Guard members to voluntarily participate in this agenda."

“This law invades the private relationship between patients, their families, and their doctors, denying transgender people access to safe and effective medical care. The MO Constitution protects the autonomy, equal rights and opportunity for all people, & this law falls short of those principles.”

“Missouri’s bans violate fundamental constitutional rights that protect all Missourians,” said Nora Huppert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal.

"In addition to ignoring the consensus of established medical associations and evidence-based findings, this law strips parents and families from making private decisions with their doctors and gives the government the final say in who will receive care and what type of treatments."

"Missouri's discriminatory ban singles out and denies transgender people access to lifesaving medical care in violation of their constitutional rights," said Gillian Wilcox, Director of Litigation at the ACLU of Missouri.

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