John,
In February, 22 Republican attorneys general and 67 GOP members of Congress backed a lawsuit trying to overturn the FDA’s two-decade approval of medication abortion1, aka “abortion pills.”
If the courts overturn the FDA’s approval, there will be immediate and devastating consequences:
An estimated 40 million people who can become pregnant would lose access to medication abortion2.
Overturning the FDA’s approval would force pregnant people to undergo the more costly and difficult to obtain option of surgical abortions, which include a longer recovery time, are more expensive, and often require visits to clinics that are hundreds of miles away — taking patients away from their work, families and driving up the overall costs of care.
When lawmakers restrict abortion access, there’s always a disproportionate impact on already vulnerable groups. A ban on abortion pills would heavily burden people of color, people who are disabled, working class communities, transgender folks, and people who live in rural areas.
It’s time to fight back and show we will never accept ANY abortion ban. If you agree, please join me today by adding your name here to voice your opposition to the GOP’s shameless attempts to strip millions of Americans of our human rights.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 24 states have either outlawed abortion or are preparing to3 — a federal ban on medication abortion is just the latest step in the GOP’s long-term plan to strip hundreds of millions of Americans from accessing abortion. We are not backing down.
In solidarity,
Pramila
1 - CNBC
2 - Axios
3 - Guttmacher