Women's Health

From BarackObama.com: "Just as he criticizes federal health reform based on the law he passed in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney is attacking the President for providing women with the same access to contraception and preventive health care services Romney did as governor. Our new infographic takes a look at how contraception coverage compares under the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts law Romney stood behind."

Missouri Right to Life has joined a nationwide campaign of anti-choice organizations targeting African-American neighborhoods.  Lamar Advertising, which sells billboard space in Missouri, took down a similar ad in New York in February after a large public outcry.  (Shark-Fu reports that this billboard space is owned by Gateway Outdoor Advertising).

h/t Shark-Fu

The Planned Parenthood Truth Tour rolled through Missouri this weekend, stopping in Springfield, Columbia and St. Louis before heading on to other destinations.  Designed to counter the lies of anti-women's health extremists and demonstrate the broad support in communities around the country, the Missouri events featured patients, doctors, clergy, nurses, staff, elected leaders and supporters.   Representatives Stephen Webber and Mary Still spoke at this morning's rally in Columbia, Representative Tishaura Jones spoke in St. Louis and Representative Sara Lampe spoke in Springfield. The St. Louis stop also featured Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

For more photos, video and information, check out IStandWithPlannedParenthood.blogspot.com.

I snagged a few photos at the Columbia stop...

Planned Parenthood staff have more from Springfield here and more from Columbia here.

And here are some shaky iPhone vids from Columbia as well...

A tweet from Post-Dispatch reporter Tony Messenger, earlier this evening at a Senate committee hearing on Sen. Rob Mayer's (R-Dexter) SB793: