The town of O’Fallon, Missouri is located just 45 minutes from downtown Saint Louis. It is located in the rural county of Saint Charles, a deeply republican breeding ground. Nick Schroer was elected to represent this district in the House of Missouri in 2016. Today, he is campaigning for the Senate.
These days, it intensifies the rallies to meet its activists. The Republicans I speak to are overjoyed when they learn that I was the sponsor of the anti-abortion law. They ask me for autographs and ask me what they can do to help me
said the young lawyer proudly.
There are those who admire him and those who hate him. Outside the building where the Republican rally is being held, regarding 100 pro-choice activists made their way from St. Louis to disrupt the meeting. Their strategy seems to have worked: Nick Schroer admits that many of his supporters have decided to turn back.
Now that Missouri has criminalized abortion, elected Republicans want to go further. The fear of several pro-choice activists thus seems to be coming true. So much so that some citizens are thinking of leaving this state. The report by Valérie Gamache.
But protests once morest his law will not stop him. I know there are demonstrations tonight. I welcome them and I am open to debate, as long as it is peaceful
he explains.
But the debate on abortion seems already closed and without appeal. Nick Schroer speaks instead of educating his opponents, since he believes that this law is the will of the voters of Missouri and of God. I think that’s just what people want here. Then, without the intervention of God, I don’t know how we might have passed this law
continues the deeply religious elected official.
Pumped up by the abandonment of the Roe v. Wade judgment and carried by his convictions, he therefore wants to go further. After the surgical abortion, he wants to tackle the abortion pill in the fall. His goal is to ban these pills in Missouri and even prevent them from being mailed. We must restrict access to it, as it is quite new, there is still no law that regulates it
explains the politician.
« I can guarantee you that during the next legislative session, we will look into the issue of the abortion pill. »
These new promises do not surprise Yara Holt, originally from France. This Saint Louis resident moved to Missouri following completing her business studies there. It’s just the first domino and we all expect a lot of things to happen and it will continue in the same direction scrounging left and right
she says.
« There are things for which we felt safe, and there, we no longer feel safe. »
As a woman, she says she no longer recognizes the Missouri where she decided to live 15 years ago. […] It’s fear, we say today: and tomorrow, what will it be?”,”text”:”It’s not just abortion. […] It’s fear, we say to ourselves today: and tomorrow, what will it be?”}}”>It’s not just abortion. […] It’s fear, we say to ourselves today: and tomorrow, what will it be like? she wonders.
She and her partner are now seriously considering leaving Missouri. I can’t stay here in a place where I’m considered less than someone else. And we are lucky to be able to do it
Yara Holt explained. France will welcome us with open arms.
Nick Schroer, more than ever, sees his future in this State more and more in his image and he is not regarding to stop his crusade. He prays that his law will be adopted by all American states. We need all states to recognize the sanctity of life and ban abortion
he said.
He says he is ready for new battles, no matter the divisions they cause. And even if, obviously, they make life less and less peaceful in Missouri.