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NOW Hear This: April 12, 2024 Newsletter

Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes

Greetings Feminists,

This week’s shocking decision from the Arizona Supreme Court to uphold an extreme 1864 abortion ban adds another state to the grim list of places where abortion care is banned and women’s lives are in danger.

The law was passed before Arizona became a state and existed for years as a “zombie” law that was never repealed. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the national and state laws could be “harmonized,” and the zombie was revived.

Because there is no constitutional right to abortion care, extremist judges and lawmakers in states like Arizona, Florida, Texas, and others have taken draconian action in the wake of Dobbs to deny women their reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.

This update from the Guttmacher Institute shows the states where laws have been passed that restrict or protect abortion rights. It’s evident that a patchwork system of laws is dangerous and must be dismantled--with more states lining up to restrict and ban abortion, while others become sanctuaries for women seeking refuge from states that refuse urgently needed treatment.

Congress must restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law so women in every state will have access to the full range of reproductive health care they need, including access to OB/GYN services, birth control and IVF.

And we need a Congress that will pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would stop extremist rulings and laws that undermine the right to access abortion care free from medically unnecessary restrictions and bans.

Women and birthing people deserve the right to make decisions about their lives. That includes choices about when and if they will start and grow their families. But the right to make those decisions is being taken away by activist courts and extremist politicians who want to disempower women in all aspects of their lives—starting with their reproductive health.

Women’s rights need constitutional protection. That means the ERA, of course, but also the essential healthcare rights the Supreme Court shredded when they reversed Roe.

NOW members know what’s at stake today—and in the election this November. We are always fighting for women’s lives.

In solidarity,
Christian

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"At stake in cases challenging abortion restrictions is a woman’s 'control over her [own] destiny. Their ability to realize their full potential, the Court recognized, is intimately connected to 'their ability to control their reproductive lives.Thus, legal challenges to undue restrictions on abortion procedures do not seek to vindicate some generalized notion of privacy; rather, they center on a woman’s autonomy to determine her life’s course, and thus to enjoy equal citizenship stature.”

~ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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NOW in the News

• How much do you tip? 15% and 20 if the service is good? 20% all the time? 10%? What if you knew that 70% of tipped workers were women, and they made as little as $2.13 per hour? This week, NOW National President Christian F. Nunes speaks with Saru Jayaraman, the co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, about the fight for economic equality, why tipped workers in the United States are a legacy of slavery, and what we all can do to make sure everyone earns a living wage. Check it out here~!
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• On The Record | For Black Maternal Health Week, We Demand Reproductive Justice – – NOW!
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• NOW In the News | Hundreds gather in Springfield for annual Democrat Days of the Ozarks Live NOW - [link removed]

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Resources

• NOW’s Core Issue | Constitutional Equality
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• NOW Blog | Supreme Court Says, “Farewell, Roe” - But Abortion is Still the Issue
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• Brennen Center for Justice | A Vocal—and Wealthy—Minority Is Controlling Abortion Access
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• White House | FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Continues the Fight for Reproductive Freedom
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• White House | FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Plans that Would Provide Relief to Borrowers Disproportionately Burdened by Student Loan Debt
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• White House | FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Plans that would Provide Relief to Borrowers Disproportionately Burdened by Student Loan Debt |[link removed]

• White House | A Proclamation on Care Workers Recognition Month, 2024
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• Abortion Funds: Intersectionality & Reproductive Justice
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• Guttmacher | State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy
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• Legislation Defending Abortion Access | NOW-backed Legislation Defending Abortion Care Access
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• Indigenous Women Rising | Indigenous Communities Navigate Abortion Access After Roe
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• Just the Facts | Medicated Abortions
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• Legal Momentum | Reproductive Rights Resources
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• In Our Own Voice | Resources
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• WCASA | Reproductive Justice
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• Advocates for Youth | Reproductive Justice
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Action

• Support NOW's Work | Donate Today
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• NOW Action Alert | URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
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• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
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• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]

• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
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• FreeWill | Your will is a symbol of everything you value in your life. You can use your will to support NOW and a feminist future. Click here to review.
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• National Conference | Register today!
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