MO HCR118

Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 118 recognizes the anniversary of Roe v. Wade (January 22, 1973) and affirms support for reproductive freedom and abortion access

Cites statistics on violence against abortion providers since 1977: nearly 7,000 violent acts reported (bombings, arson, death threats, kidnapping, assaults) and over 190,000 acts of disruption including bomb threats

References 11 murders of individuals associated with abortion care since 1993, including the November 27, 2015 attack at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood that killed 3 and injured 9

Notes that states adopted 288 abortion restrictions since the 2010 midterm elections and references the pending Supreme Court case Whole Woman's Health v. Cole

Resolves to denounce violence toward abortion providers and patients, denounce efforts to eliminate abortion access, and affirm the right to access reproductive health care including safe and legal abortion without interference