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We are the leading provider of sexual and reproductive health care in the St. Louis region and Southwest Missouri.
Apr 14, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
🧵 In response to the Missouri Attorney General’s emergency regulation, which attempts to effectively ban gender-affirming care in Missouri, we released the following statement announcing an expansion of care: Image Statement from Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Chief Medical Officer, PPSLR: “Yet again, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is putting his transphobic, extreme ideology before evidence-based medicine and care. Bailey’s political agenda is not welcome in my exam room ..."
Apr 14, 2023 9 tweets 4 min read
🧵 In response to MO Attorney General Bailey’s latest attack on gender-affirming care, we are having pop-up clinics for new gender-affirming care patients in Springfield (MO), STL, & Fairview Heights, IL, starting Monday, 4/17. Learn more: plannedparenthood.org/planned-parent…. #NoMOTransBans Looking to start gender-aff... MO Attorney General Bailey is abusing his power to attack trans Missourians. We sued to stop his sham investigation into our gender-affirming health care program, which serves patients 16 & older.
Apr 13, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
🧵 🚨Important update🚨 We WILL continue lawfully providing medication abortions with mifepristone in Illinois regardless of the outcome in Texas — thanks to IL pro-abortion champions @GovPritzker & @ILAttyGeneral. #BansOffOurBodies "Planned Parenthood ha... Last Friday, the lawless decision out of Texas to pause the @US_FDA's approval of mifepristone created confusion and anxiety for people who need abortions. Mifepristone is safe, effective, & has been used by more than 5 million people since the @US_FDA approved it 20+ years ago.