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AAAFund supports recovery efforts for the local Maui community.

Please consider supporting the local community’s wildfire recovery efforts. Donations can be made through the Hawaii Community Foundation, an organization which directly supports emergency relief and recovery efforts in Maui. For more information on how to contribute, please visit the Hawaii Community Foundation's website at www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org.

Hawai’i needs a strong, experienced leader more than ever.

AAAFund endorsed Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawai’i for her re-election campaign!

“Senator Hirono has been a staunch advocate for AAPIs in her time in the U.S. Senate. The AAAFund applauds her unwavering dedication, not only to her constituency in Hawaii but also to the broader AAPI community across the nation,” said Albert Shen, National Chair for the AAAFund.

In other news… the fight for abortion rights rages on.

We continue to stand with our friends at Planned Parenthood in a meritless Texas lawsuit intending to force them to pay back millions of legitimate dollars received through Medicaid. We understand that Texas Planned Parenthood affiliates and PPFA followed the law, and, unequivocally, did not commit Medicaid fraud. This lawsuit is not about the truth — it is a blatant attack attempting to shut down Planned Parenthood.

Source: Saul Loe/Getty Images

Importantly, this is the same judge who earlier this year tried to ban the critical, extremely safe abortion pill mifepristone.

Speaking of the abortion pill…

We also express support for our friends at Planned Parenthood and all allies working to secure safe, effective access to abortion. Last week, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to turn back the clock on access to mifepristone. If allowed to take effect, the 5th Circuit’s decision would reimpose several restrictions on mifepristone, contradicting the FDA’s guidance.

Because of a stay issued by the Supreme Court earlier this year, the 5th Circuit’s ruling and the restrictions it would impose will not take effect until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the case, and if it does, until it rules. Mifepristone remains FDA approved and available. See more here.

A safe, effective medication, mifepristone has been FDA-approved for more than 22 years and is one of two medicines most commonly used in medication abortion in the United States. Availability of mifepristone is essential to ensure people have access to abortion.

BOTTOM LINE: We will never stop fighting to make sure patients have legal access to the essential health care that they need.

Today’s walk down memory lane

A few days ago, we helped our friends at Emily’s List celebrate the anniversary of Kamala Harris’s historic nomination as the winning vice presidential candidate!