[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition telling the Supreme Court to protect Roe v. Wade and
defend our rights.

Dear MoveOn member,

I'm Helmi Henkin, an organizer with the Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama,
which helps people access safe abortions. I started a petition after our
state passed an abortion ban which gives the government control over
pregnant people's bodies—even in cases of rape or incest.

As similar extreme bills continue making their way through state
legislatures, it's vital that we send a clear message to Chief Justice
John G. Roberts Jr. and the other members of the Supreme Court of the
United States that we will not tolerate these attacks on our protected
human rights.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to our petition to the Supreme Court in defense of the
right to a safe and legal abortion.

Don't overturn Roe v. Wade. Protect abortion rights. End the attacks on
reproductive rights and pregnant people's health. We won't go back!

[3]Sign Helmi's petition

Alabama's extreme bill gives the state control over pregnant people's
bodies and increases the already tremendous barriers that people seeking
abortion care in Alabama face in accessing their procedures. Access was
already a problem in Alabama, which is why the Yellowhammer Fund exists.

The government's control and politicization of our bodies is unacceptable.
Families in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, and communities across the
nation are under attack as part of a publicly stated, coordinated effort
to have the Supreme Court overturn its own legal precedent set by Roe v.
Wade.^1

This is truly concerning, because some members of the Supreme Court are
already signaling a willingness to overturn legal precedent on other
cases.^2

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition telling Chief Justice John G. Roberts and the Supreme
Court justices to end these extreme policies which deny families the right
to determine whether, when, and how to create a family.

People espousing "pro-life" politics frequently talk about how much they
love pregnant people and babies. However, their political agenda does not
extend to ensuring that pregnancy and birth are safe for pregnant people
or that parents, children, and families can access the health care they
need to live healthy lives. In Alabama, for example, this means that a
large number of pregnant people are going without the prenatal, birth, and
postnatal care needed to ensure healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes.
Maternal and infant mortality rates are high.^3

We will work with trusted partner organizations such as MoveOn to ensure
the support of this petition is used to further pressure key
decision-makers, keep the story in the media, and give everyone
opportunities to stay engaged! MoveOn members have already raised more
than $100,000 for our work in Alabama, and we're seeing generosity across
the country—but we also need to make sure the Supreme Court respects the
fundamental right to access an abortion, so we need to act now.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends and family.

Thank you for your support during such an important moment for this
movement.

–Helmi Henkin, The Yellowhammer Fund

Sources:

1. "Alabama Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law," NPR, May 14, 2019
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2. "Supreme Court's Breyer, mentioning abortion case, warns about
overturning precedent," NBC News, May 13, 2019
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3. "States with the worst anti-abortion laws also have the worst infant
mortality rates," Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2019
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