I'm an abortion provider. I won't be silenced by Congress.

Over the last week, we have had a front-row seat to the desperation for power and control that exists within the anti-abortion political establishment – political theater to which no one purchased a ticket.

We cannot become distracted by the dramatic behavior of the narrow-majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives, because while Republicans struggled to unify around selecting their leadership, they have made it clear that their first order of business is to further attack abortion rights and control our bodies. 

I am a board-certified OB-GYN who practices in Missouri and Illinois. Read more.

A few columns to read

►As if trying to take all the cliches about crooked Chicago politics and distill them into one magically potent anecdote, Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection campaign decided it would be a fine idea to solicit public school students to help her win another term in office.

►When it comes to internet humor, not everyone gets the joke. Fortunately, the consequences of being momentarily fooled by an Onion or Babylon Bee article are usually minimal, aside from personal embarrassment.  

►The Biden administration isn’t afraid to impose its agenda on the American people. And citizens should not become numb to government overreach and nanny state antics.

►Greetings, fellow Americans. I am writing this column from atop a gas stove I have patriotically chained myself to in case President Joe Biden sends one of his communist stovetroopers to confiscate my beloved cooking appliance.

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