Every woman in District 2 deserves a doctor in her corner

Abortion is Healthcare.

You cannot claim to value life while supporting policies that drive doctors away, shut down access to care, and put women at greater risk.

Across the country, we’re watching a wave of legislation that pretends to solve problems that don’t exist, exactly like this one, the “Missouri Born Alive Bill” while ignoring the ones that are costing people their lives.

But instead of addressing the real crisis, lawmakers are choosing to push bills that intimidate physicians, interfere with medical judgment, and inject politics into the most critical moments of care.

And the consequences are not theoretical.

Women are dying in states with abortion bans because care is being delayed, denied, or clouded by legal fear. Physicians are leaving, not because they want to, but because they cannot safely practice medicine under the threat of prosecution. Rural hospitals are closing. Entire regions are becoming maternal healthcare deserts.

That is the reality.

So when lawmakers continue to push these bills, despite overwhelming evidence of harm, it raises a serious question: is this incompetence, or is it willful disregard?

Because leadership requires understanding the impact of your decisions, and right now, we are seeing decisions made by people who lack both the expertise and the willingness to listen to those who do.

Committees shaping medical policy without medical professionals. Laws written without regard for how care is actually delivered. That’s not just irresponsible, it’s dangerous! 

This is not about “protecting life.” It’s about political messaging at the expense of real people.

And it’s time to connect the dots.

Missouri is already facing a maternal healthcare crisis.

We don’t have the luxury of performative legislation.

We need informed leadership, evidence-based policy, and a commitment to protecting access to care, not undermining it.