Protestors held signs in the shape of tombstones held a rally and “die in” outside Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 9 to dramatize the potential negative effects that the GOP health care bill will have on ordinary Missourians.
They also handed out fliers detailing the effects of the GOP bill and urging Missourians to contact Senator Roy Blunt to oppose it. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the GOP-sponsored health care bill would deprive 22 million Americans of health care coverage in the next 10 years, and even more thereafter. Cuts in Medicaid would place children, the elderly and persons with disabilities at high risk of losing health care coverage. “Average Americans should not lose access to health care just to give the wealthiest Americans a tax break,” said activist Mahina Nightsage.
The action was organized by MOmentum: Missouri Moving Forward and NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, as well as a coalition of other St. Louis-based resistance groups.
