Friend -- We have an important update on where abortion
medication currently stands and [ [link removed] ]we urgently need your signature. Access
to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion drug that has been used by
more than five million people since the FDA approved it more than 20 years
ago, is still in terrible danger. 

Last night, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the 5th Circuit issued a ruling
that totally negates the needs of women, mothers, and people in need of
immediate reproductive care! The 5th Circuit federal court has made it
incredibly clear to us about who’s side they’re on by not fully blocking
the decision made by an anti-abortion Texas judge, whose only goal is to
limit access to reproductive care and perpetuate more harm in communities
that need care the most. 

[ [link removed] ]Disappointment isn’t the word… We are outraged.

But we’re doing something about it. Together, we’re teaming up with
partnered reproductive rights organizations like Planned Parenthood and
the ACLU, activists, lawyers, providers and MomsRising allies, and filing
an amicus brief. This is our opportunity to make our voices heard and help
the courts understand the far-reaching consequences of their decision. In
this current crisis, we need the courts to do their job and take all
necessary steps to protect patients, providers, and protect our
reproductive rights! 

[ [link removed] ]Join MomsRising and thousands of people across the country in urging
the courts to reverse this harmful decision and uphold the law. Sign the
People’s Amicus Brief! Every signature matters.

Medication abortion is one of the only available ways to access abortion,
this includes miscarriage management, especially in states where abortion
services are suspended and outlawed. Millions of people will be negatively
impacted if anti-abortionists win this. 

[ [link removed] ]Join MomsRising and thousands of people across the country in signing
the People’s Brief!

In Solidarity,

Diarra

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Date: Apr 12 2023, 7:11 p.m.
From: Diarra, MomsRising.org ([email protected])
To: Friend
Subject: QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell the courts to issue an emergency stay for
mifepristone!

 


Tell the courts to issue an emergency stay for abortion medication!
[ [link removed] ]Take Action Now
[ [link removed] ]TAKE ACTION

Friend -- THIS IS URGENT!

Even though we knew it was coming and tried our best to do what we could
to soften the blow, the ruling that attempts to block the FDA’s
23-year-old approval of mifepristone (a pill safer to use than aspirin) is
still the worst punch in the gut. This case is outrageous and baseless—and
is an unprecedented attack on democracy. It is unconscionable. 

We need all hands on deck right now to protect what is ours. Join
MomsRising and thousands of people across the country in urging the courts
to reverse this harmful decision and uphold the law. 

[ [link removed] ]→ Sign our petition (the People’s Amicus Brief), right now, and tell
everyone you know that you are doing something about this egregious rule.
You are taking action!

What is the full picture here? Last Friday, a Texas judge blocked the
FDA's approval of mifepristone and we need the courts to reject this
request – and ensure that we keep mifepristone on the shelves. We are on a
mission to garner [ [link removed] ]1 MILLION signatures, collectively with other
reproductive justice rights groups, to save the medication used to safely
and effectively assist abortion, which is commonly used in cases where a
pregnancy ends in a miscarriage and heavily relied on where abortion is
medically necessary to save a person’s life. While this case still has
several steps, if ultimately won, it could result in a devastating
nationwide ban on mifepristone— even in states where abortion is
protected— this Friday, April 14th. This is a public health emergency. [1]

Who will be impacted? More than 5 million people in the U.S. have used
mifepristone since the FDA approved it over two decades ago. This means
that millions of people will be negatively impacted by this decision. The
loss of FDA approval may increase legal risk, arrests, surveillance and
criminalization for the communities who are most likely to self-manage and
already experience higher disparities due to systemic racism and
ignorance: people of color, immigrants, people living in poverty, rural
communities, LGBTQ+ communities, people who are already mothers and
parents. 

And, this case goes beyond just access to medication abortion. The
consequences will directly impact and limit patients’ access to other
FDA-approved medications. To be clear: the courts have never revoked a
science backed decision made by the FDA. Ever. Our democracy is at risk.
Our rights are at risk.

Friend [ [link removed] ]→ This ruling is outrageous and we are demanding the
Fifth Circuit court keep the abortion pill on the market and block the
unprecedented decision issued by Judge Kacsmaryk. Abortion is basic and
necessary health care. Sign on to the People’s Brief, urging the courts to
protect access to mifepristone!

What we’re witnessing—and for some of us in certain states, experiencing
in real time—is an attack on the only option we have left to determine the
fate of our lives. At this very moment in history, medication abortion is
one of the only available ways to access abortion, this includes
miscarriage management. While we applaud the Biden Administration for
moving quickly to appeal the decision, we implore our state
leaders—including governors, justices and elected officials across the
country—to fully show up for people and communities fighting for racial,
economic, and reproductive justice. We need those who have sworn to
protect us to show their commitment to protecting our rights, and
acknowledge that abortion-specific restrictions are a tool of gender
oppression that specifically target health care services that are used
primarily by women, mothers and parents. 

Filing an amicus brief is our opportunity to make our voices heard and
help the courts understand the far-reaching consequences of their
decision. In this current crisis, we need the courts to do their job and
take all necessary steps to protect patients, providers, and protect our
reproductive rights! 

[ [link removed] ]→ Sign the People’s Brief and be a part of this movement. Tell everyone
you know that together we are taking action.

In Solidarity,

Diarra and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

 

References:

[1] [ [link removed] ]DOJ Urges Appeals Court to Keep Abortion Pill Mifepristone on
Market, Says it May Ask Supreme Court to Intervene


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