FILED! Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP took the state of Missouri to court to stop HB126 from taking effect in our state. Click here to read more about the case.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is robbing us of our constitutional right to a referendum. If you're reading this, you likely signed up to spend your summer collecting referendum signatures. You may have attended our calls and community meetings. You have gone to great lengths to become notaries. We are so grateful for your energy and commitment. Know this: it's not over . Your strength and power are still needed.

The referendum is one tool, but we have others. One is registering voters. To learn more, go to yourchoicemo.org.

To learn more about why this happened, read the open letter to Secretary Ashcroft below.