Hi Friend,

What a year.

Twelve months ago, many of us were still reeling from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But the work that the Center for Reproductive Rights has done in that time has literally changed the conversation on abortion rights, and now we have a chance to make that message five times stronger thanks to a generous Center supporter.

Center for Reproductive Rights annual gala in New York.

That's five times the power to represent clients like Kate Cox who showed us earlier this month why exceptions to abortion bans don't work. By now you've heard how Kate was forced to flee her home state of Texas after being denied an abortion—essential medical care—after she received a fatal fetal diagnosis that compromised her health and her future fertility.

Reproductive health care should not be controversial. It's necessary. It's a human right. And the Center has spent the last year—and the 30 years before—waging the forward fight for reproductive autonomy for me, for you, and for people all over the world. We need them to keep fighting, and they need our support.

I believe that there is no more fundamental right than the right to make decisions about your own body and your own life. People must be able to make those personal decisions in the way that best suits them, and there is absolutely no role for the government in that moment.

I've always known—and I bet you have, too—that the Center was going to claw back the rights and protections we lost when Roe v. Wade was reversed, and to go even further—that they wouldn't rest until even deeper protections for reproductive rights were enshrined in law across the U.S. and around the world. That's why I'm proud to support the Center in this fight, and right now if you join me, your gift will be matched 5X.

When I first met Nancy Northup and learned about the Center's mission more than a decade ago, I knew that she and her incredible team were the ones I wanted fighting for my rights and for the rights of all people everywhere.

Let's make sure they have what they need to keep the fight going—and your gift now will go 5X as far!

Wishing you and your family the best this holiday season.

Elizabeth Banks
Chair, Center for Reproductive Rights Creative Council