"I just want to personally thank you for defending my right to choose."
"These do not stop abortions. They make them later. They delay them, or they make them less safe."
"Pseudoscience, total baloney, and I don't feel like I can let those things just stand."
"In my exam room, abortion is not political. It is simply healthcare."
"So where is the compassion once you are born? That is the question I have?"
"Governor Parson and Director Williams have repeatedly violated the trust of our community and compromised my patients' safety, all to push a political agenda."
"This conversation cannot be more timely, as we bear witness to and experience this Administration's calculated and systemic attacks on our constitutional rights and freedoms."
"Current law restricts Medicaid funds from covering abortion care for women in communities across the United States."
"But in these times, we have seen many states emboldened by this Administration pass additional restrictions that further hinder individuals' access to abortion."
"I am very proud that my state of Illinois is an oasis in the sand, very proud that we are a shining light in the dark."
"We have not been able to get a gun violence prevention bill passed because we don't have the same basic compassion once the unborn fetus becomes a baby."