By now, you've seen the devastating harm caused by state abortion bans — people forced to give birth or flee their home states for health care, doctors forbidden from providing the medical care their patients need. The cruelty and injustice of these bans is shameful beyond words.
Soon, the Supreme Court could make things much, much worse.
Activists and lawmakers opposed to abortion are trying to use the courts to turn back the clock on the FDA's decision to lift unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone, one of two medicines commonly used across the U.S. for medication abortion. If they get their way, access to this safe, effective medication approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago could be further restricted and impossible for many to access nationwide.
It won't matter what state you live in. The Supreme Court could make abortion harder to get across the country — including in states like California, Illinois, and New York, where abortion access is protected.
We need you on our side as we fight to protect abortion access in the face of these growing threats.
Will you chip in today?
The toughest challenge to protecting and expanding abortion access is that we always have to work toward two goals simultaneously:
-
Do everything we can to make sure anyone who needs an abortion today can get one — no matter what.
-
Do everything we can to stop the next attack on our rights, and the next one, and the next one.
We can't ignore the ongoing emergency that is affecting so many people's lives. And we can't let lawmakers and courts keep eroding our rights and cutting even more people off from care.
I'll be blunt:
the only way Planned Parenthood is able to keep up is with strong support from people like you. As we mark what should have been the 51st anniversary of
Roe v. Wade, this work has never been more important.
Make a gift right now to renew your commitment to making sure everyone has access to abortion and other reproductive health care.
Thanks for sticking with us.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Ayers, Senior Vice President of Policy, Campaigns, Advocacy
Planned Parenthood Federation of America