Team,

This spring, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed the first lawsuit brought on behalf of women denied abortions since the fall of Roe v. Wade a year ago. Our case in Texas is the first, but certainly will not be the last.

Did you know your gift right now will be tripled? We will need your support as we continue the fight forward—take advantage of the 3X match opportunity.

We are representing 13 patient-plaintiffs and two Texas physicians in our case against the state of Texas, all of whom have experienced first hand the adverse impact of Texas's abortion bans on medical practice.

We're holding the state of Texas accountable, and we continue to need your support.

Amanda Zurawski, the lead plaintiff in the case, experienced unexpected and worrisome symptoms during her 17th week of pregnancy that led her to seek medical care. Her doctors informed her that her water broke prematurely, making the loss of her baby inevitable.

Amanda needed a standard health care procedure—an abortion—but Texas's anti-abortion laws stopped her from getting the treatment she needed because her life wasn’t immediately in danger. And as a result, Amanda nearly died.

Texas's bans put pregnant people's health, lives, and futures at risk, and we're fighting back. Will you help us ensure we have the critical resources to fight for clients like Amanda by tripling your impact right now?

Amanda spent three days in the ICU battling sepsis and fighting for her life before doctors finally performed an emergency abortion. She survived, but beyond the psychological trauma she suffered, the infection may have robbed her of her ability to have children in the future.

"Texas officials claim the bans they passed protect 'life,' but there's nothing 'pro-life' about them. I nearly died as a direct result of the anti-abortion restrictions in Texas."
  - Amanda Zurawski
 

No one should have to jeopardize their health or fertility because politicians get involved in medical decisions. And no doctor should have their good-faith judgment called into question when their patient faces complications that could turn deadly in an instant. It's wrong, no one should have to come close to dying in order to receive essential medical care.

It's been a year since abortion rights were demolished in the United States, and we're not backing down. We need you in our fight for a future where reproductive rights for women like Amanda and people across the world are enshrined in law.

Forward,

Nancy Northup
President & CEO