[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress



In a truly just America, everyone is free to make decisions about their
lives, their bodies, and their futures with dignity — including the
decision to pursue abortion care without fear, shame, or systemic
barriers.

But that’s not the case in America today. In Ohio, a Black woman is being
criminally charged with felony abuse of a corpse after experiencing a
miscarriage:

[ [link removed] ]A woman in Ohio miscarried. Now she's being charged with abusing a
corpse.

After being told that her 22-week pregnancy was unviable, Brittany Watts
was not able to have her labor induced over her doctors’ concerns about
potential legal issues that could arise. Legal issues that exist because
of the corrupt Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and coordinated,
extremist Republican attacks on our reproductive health care in State
Houses and courtrooms across the nation. So Brittany went home and
miscarried there. Now, she is facing criminal charges. This is
unconscionable and unacceptable.

Abortion
care is health care and a fundamental human right, and we must continue to
use every lever at our disposal to protect reproductive rights across this
country. That means pushing back against any efforts to criminalize
pregnancy outcomes and those seeking sexual and reproductive health care.

The truth is, the fall of Roe v. Wade has led to a rise in anti-abortion
laws across the country that have had devastating impacts on how doctors
are able to provide life-saving reproductive health care. As a result, we
have seen emboldened efforts to disproportionately prosecute Black, brown,
and low-income women, exacerbating many of the inequities and disparities
that harm these communities.

That’s why I’ve been working in Congress on legislation like the Abortion
Justice Act — which would protect patients and providers from
criminalization and systematically expand access to care — and the Support
Through Loss Act — which would provide those experiencing the loss of a
pregnancy with access to the resources, workforce supports, and
patient-centered care they need.

And that’s why it’s critical that we continue to support local abortion
funds — organizations that are standing in the gap and helping people
access life-saving reproductive health care. As we work in Congress to
protect and expand access to abortion care, we can also fight back against
these draconian abortion bans by supporting the National Network of
Abortion Funds — a network of 100 independent abortion funds. This
organization works to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion
access. And they are committed to ensuring the conversation about racial,
economic, and reproductive justice includes the people most affected by
the barriers to abortion access.

[ [link removed] ]So today I’m asking: Can you split a donation between our campaign and
the National Network of Abortion Funds to affirm abortion rights and
reproductive justice for everyone, everywhere?

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Abortion
care is health care and a fundamental human right, but access to this
right has been stripped away from far too many. And pregnancy has become
criminalized — especially for Black and brown people — as a result.

I know that a just America is possible, and I’ll never stop fighting to
ensure our bodily autonomy is our own.

Yours in service,

Ayanna





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