Thread by @yourchoicemo

1/x We’ve heard from many Missourians who’ve been waiting to collect signatures to put the extreme 8-week abortion ban on the ballot.

We hear you, & we share your anger & frustration.

#MoLeg #HB126 #StopTheBans

2/x We are not moving forward with an effort to get 100,000 signatures across six of Missouri's eight Congressional districts because we know it is an impossibility.

@JayAshcroftMO knows it, too — which is exactly why he dragged his feet.

#MoLeg #StopTheBans #HB126

3/x Let’s be clear: just because we are no longer pursuing a referendum DOES NOT mean we are giving up on protecting Missourians’ access to abortion. Far from it.

Instead, we're shifting our collective energy to things we can control & achieve.

#MOLeg #StopTheBans #HB126

4/x We are examining all of our options to protect Missourians' right to safe, legal abortion.

@aclu_mo & Reproductive Health Services of @PPSLR have already sued to block this dangerous ban. There is a hearing set for Monday, 8/26.

#MoLeg #StopTheBans #HB126

5/x We urge all Missourians who would've been out gathering signatures for the referendum to use that time & energy to register new voters.

This is a long game, & engaging new voters is critical to making politicians respect the will of the people.

#MoLeg #StopTheBans #HB126

6/x This is a path toward holding @GovParsonMO, Sec. @JayAshcroftMO & the anti-abortion Republican #MoLeg supermajority who passed this extreme, dangerous ban accountable. This is how we vote them out of office!

Get started here: yourchoicemo.org/register-voter…

#HB126 #StopTheBans