Dear Friend,

When Governor Gavin Newsom declared California to be a sanctuary state for
abortion, he promised that out-of-state reproductive care seekers would
not be punished.(1)

So why are 71 California police departments sending out-of-state license
plate tracking data to states where abortion is illegal?

Several of the states with which these police departments share data
threaten years in prison for obtaining an abortion, and the data they’re
getting can track them right to reproductive care clinics.(2) It’s an
abhorrent practice that puts pregnant people in real danger, which is why
Courage California is running social media ads in these police precincts
to pressure them to stop.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $5 to help stop California police
departments from sharing location data with anti-abortion states?

The data that these police departments -- among them several in Los
Angeles, Orange, and San Joaquin counties -- are providing include where
people live and seek medical care.(3)

One of the states with which they’re sharing data is Idaho, which makes
assisting a minor with an abortion punishable by up to five years in
prison.(4) Texas has a bounty of $10,000 for reporting an abortion,
Alabama punishes abortion providers with a life sentence, and several
other states have prison terms as well.(5)

California cannot be a “sanctuary state” if people seeking reproductive
care here are not protected from prosecution.

We need to do everything possible to protect reproductive rights in
California, including ending this terrible practice of sending
incriminating information to anti-abortion states. We want to run these
ads until the police departments shut the information pipeline down. Will
you donate?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I’ll donate to help stop California police departments from
sharing location data with anti-abortion states.

Thanks for your critical support.

–Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jen, Lindsay, Mai, and Scottie
(and the rest of the Courage team) 

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW

PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state
and country. [ [link removed] ]Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work?

Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more
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