HAPPENING TODAY: URGE REPS TO VOTE NO ON ANTI-ABORTION EXTREMISM

At a time when young people face insurmountable student loan debt and prevalent gun violence, and low-income communities of color confront multiple healthcare and economic disparities, the focus should be on advancing policies that provide real and valuable solutions — rather than continuing anti-abortion extremism.

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Today, January 16, 2024, the House Committee on Rules will be taking a vote on:

H.R. 6914, Pregnant Students’ Right Act (OPPOSE)
H.R. 6918, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (OPPOSE)

Despite their titles, H.R. 6914 and H.R. 6918 are attempts to codify anti-abortion rhetoric and funnel critical funding support meant for families in need into illegitimate health care facilities that mislead and further harm people seeking access to reproductive healthcare.

H.R. 6914, the so-called Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, does nothing to address the real needs of pregnant and parenting students but rather is a veiled attempt to limit the reproductive health care decisions and pregnancy outcomes of students. Given the many issues facing young people in the education system, this bill fails to meaningfully address any of these barriers.
H.R. 6918, the so-called Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, is another bait-and-switch bill that would support states continuing to use funds meant for food, rent, and childcare under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers.” These facilities are dangerous and ultimately cause harm to people seeking access to reproductive healthcare and accurate information.

We urge you to take action now and send this note to Chairman Rep. Tom Cole and Members of the House Committee on Rules through this form here>>

TAKE ACTION NOW

In community,

Hope Jackson
She/her
Deputy Director of Programs and Policy

Building Young People Power for Reproductive Justice

1012 14th Street NW, Suite 305, Washington, DC xxxxxx

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