This leaked SCOTUS opinion on #RoeVWade and its impact on Missouri has caused A LOT of fear and confusion (and rightfully so!)- particularly questions about IVF, birth control, and Emergency Contraception. So we’re here to clear some things up for Missourians. (A thread🧵)
MO has a “trigger ban” on the books that will take effect if Roe is overturned. What does this mean? Docs in MO will not be allowed to provide abortions & people seeking abortions will be forced to either flee the state to get abortions or carry a pregnancy against their will.
Just the facts: Current Missouri abortion law does NOT jeopardize #BirthControl (like IUDs), Emergency Contraception (EC or"Plan B") or fertility care (IVF), and neither do any of the bans we're currently watching in #MoLeg.
Yes, extremists won't stop at banning abortion & will continue to grab at power & control over things like birth control, EC & maybe even IVF— BUT *right now*, when Roe falls, Missourians are NOT poised to lose state access to BC, EC, or IVF when we lose state access to abortion.
So where'd this confusion come from? The introduction to a MO statute states that “life begins at conception.” This statement is WILD & NOT medically accurate & we should be outraged! BUT courts have ruled that this line is a values statement only & NOT statutory or enforceable.
The anti-abortion side thrives on disinformation, confusion & fear. The statutes are made to be intentionally confusing because they know that some people will be too scared to seek abortions or provide appropriate abortion care. But we can fight back!
When we talk about #abortion or any sexual & reproductive healthcare, it is so important that we only elevate factually accurate, unbiased, & non-stigmatizing info. Learn more from our clinician partners here:
https://twitter.com/PPSLR/status/1522297780462567426?s=20&t=MrNKwxIzT1TaCVWIT_BwJw#FuckAbortionBans
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