283 Missouri medical professionals: Restricting abortion care is wrong and un-American

We are physicians and other healthcare professionals in Missouri who are gravely concerned for the well-being of our patients. With the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the enactment of Missouri’s trigger ban, which made nearly all abortion care illegal, it has become painfully clear that women in Missouri have lost their bodily autonomy, basic human rights and access to lifesaving medical care. We stand steadfast in our support of the sanctity and privacy of the relationship that patients have with their physicians and other health care providers. The decision to perform an abortion should be left solely to the patient and a healthcare professional. What defines and necessitates abortion is nuanced, and no explanation should be required. Doctors are guided by evidence-based medicine and are bound by the commitment to do no harm.

A government that takes away the freedom of people to access critical medical care that directly leads to the illness and death of countless people, and that threatens health care providers with criminal penalties for upholding their professional obligations, is un-American. As physicians and health care professionals of many specialties, we are calling on Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and all elected and appointed government officials in the state to protect lives by recognizing and upholding the right to access abortion care in Missouri, and demand that Missouri’s H.B. 126, the trigger ban, and all restrictions on abortion care be repealed.

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