[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Demand the Supreme Court reverse the mifepristone
decision and call on Congress to protect and expand abortion access!
Dear MoveOn member,
Imagine being investigated, going to jail, or imprisoned simply for taking
care of your health in the privacy of your own home—or helping someone you
love. That’s what has happened to 61 people in the United States when they
or someone they loved ended their pregnancy at home, according to a
terrifying new study by reproductive justice organization If/When/How.^1
Shockingly, the majority of people investigated or arrested were using
medication abortion, which has been shown to be safer than common
medications like Tylenol or Viagra early in pregnancy.^2,3
We all deserve to make decisions about our bodies, families, and future
without the fear of criminalization. But sadly, that is not the current
reality for pregnant people in the United States.
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Seven states at one point had enacted restrictive bans on "self-managed
abortions."^4 But even more egregious is that the majority of pregnant
people criminalized over the past two decades lived in states without
those explicit laws—an overreach of anti-abortion advocates contorting
existing laws in order to criminalize pregnant people. Black, Indigenous,
Latinx, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities continue to be
disproportionately criminalized.^5[ [link removed] ]^
Medication abortion has been approved for more than 20 years and used
effectively by millions of people. SCOTUS and Congress need to restore
access to mifepristone and protect and expand abortion access!
More than 60 people have been investigated or arrested for having a
self-managed abortion.^6 Add your name to make it clear that abortion is
health care and we trust pregnant people to access the care they need in
the privacy of their own homes!
[5]Sign the petition
The report is nothing short of devastating. A mother was incarcerated for
helping her 16-year-old daughter obtain medication abortion in
Pennsylvania. A woman was convicted for taking mifepristone and
over-the-counter herbs in order to end her pregnancy in Arizona—overturned
by an appellate court. Another woman in Georgia was arrested for "malice
murder" and possession of a dangerous drug (medication abortion that was
not prescribed) and placed in jail. The stories heartbreakingly go on.^7
In many cases, the people who called the police were the same people we
are often told to go to for help—medical professionals. By making pregnant
people afraid to go to hospitals and clinics for help or questions, we
drive people into further isolation and danger.
[ [link removed] ]Tell SCOTUS to reverse the appellate ruling that would cut off
mail-order access to mifepristone and demand Congress codify abortion
access to stop any further criminalization of abortion.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Aliya, Jaira, Mana, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Sixty-one people in US criminalized for alleged self-managed
abortions, report finds," The Guardian, October 20, 2023
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2. Ibid.
3. "How safe is the abortion pill?" Planned Parenthood, accessed November
1, 2023
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4. "Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Expanding the Available Options for
U.S. Abortion Care," Guttmacher Policy Review, October 17, 2018
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5. "Self-Care, Criminalized: Special Report The Criminalization Of
Self-Managed Abortion From 2000 To 2020," If/When/How: Lawyering for
Reproductive Justice, accessed November 1, 2023
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6. "Sixty-one people in US criminalized for alleged self-managed
abortions, report finds," The Guardian, October 30, 2023
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7. "Self-Care, Criminalized: Special Report The Criminalization Of
Self-Managed Abortion From 2000 To 2020," If/When/How: Lawyering for
Reproductive Justice, accessed November 1, 2023
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