JOHN,

The extremists in the Missouri Senate have finally achieved what they’ve spent so much time, energy, and taxpayer money pursuing: defunding Planned Parenthood in Missouri.

Friends, this is troubling news, and I’ll explain what we should do about it. But more than anything, I want to take a moment to offer hope, and a path forward to a better future. I know that we can do this— that we can do better. But we have to believe, and we have to commit ourselves to putting in the work together. 

In that spirit, please consider this: we are poised to do great things right now, to make progress, and to turn our state around. And this is exactly why I am running for the State Senate. The people of this district and our state deserve a Senator they can believe in and trust, who will do what is right even when it is difficult. 

That’s who I have been and who I will always be. It is the kind of Senator you will elect if you elect me. Winning this race is going to take the support and backing of thousands of dedicated people like you. I want to humbly ask, if you can, will you please consider donating $15 or more for this campaign to flip the 15th District and stop the Chaos Caucus in their tracks:

The last thing Missouri lawmakers should be doing is reducing access to healthcare in a state that has already made healthcare available only as a luxury for those who can afford and access it. Unfortunately, when it comes to defunding reproductive healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood, the cruelty is the point. 

Laws like these, passed by extremists in the Missouri Senate, accomplish nothing more than punishing the working poor and patients who rely on clinics like Planned Parenthood for routine reproductive healthcare and other preventative care. Planned Parenthood does not provide abortions in Missouri. However, many Missourians choose Planned Parenthood as their provider of reproductive healthcare including cancer screenings, birth control, STI diagnosis and treatment, well patient check-ups and more. As other providers do, Planned Parenthood is entitled to receive reimbursement for these important services. 

Planned Parenthood clinics have long been a target of anti-choice extremists. But make no mistake: Planned Parenthood in Missouri is not being defunded simply because of abortion. Abortions in MO were not paid for by state health care even when they were legal, and now they are illegal due to Missouri’s total abortion ban. This is part of a wider effort to exert a frightening measure of control over our personal lives and private medical decisions.

This will not succeed if we stand together and fight back. Winning this race isn’t just about flipping a seat; it is about sending a message that Missourians are fed up and we will not tolerate this chaos and cruelty any longer. 

Thank you so much for your support. And thank you for believing that we can, and we must do better.

Sincerely, 

Joe

Paid for by Pereles for Missouri, Rhonda West, Treasurer

Please mail checks to:

Pereles For Missouri
PO Box 6641
Chesterfield, MO 63006
United States

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