Support our work to ensure NO ONE is jailed for the outcome of their
pregnancy.

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[ [link removed] ]Support rEPRODUCTIVE fREEDOM

John,

Black women are already being punished under abortion bans. [ [link removed] ]We're
ramping up our fight against criminalization and we need your support[ [link removed] ].

Just a few weeks ago in Alabama, Marshae Jones, a 27-year-old Black
mother, was shot five times in the stomach killing her unborn fetus. She
was the one who was violently attacked yet an Alabama grand jury indicted
her with manslaughter charges--under the flawed logic that because she
engaged in the argument, she is responsible. It makes absolutely no sense
and shows just how far the anti-abortion punishment will go.

Right now, the Tennessee state legislature is considering a bill that will
completely ban abortion.^1 And if passed, Tenessee will become yet another
state where vital access to reproductive care for pregnant people is
restricted, and where any pregnancy outcome can be criminalized. We can't
afford to see more women like Marshae jones incarcerated. That's why we're
building out a movement demanding prosecutors to use their discretion and
refuse to criminalize pregnancy.

After news about Marshae Jones' arrest made national deadlines, we got to
work pressuring local District Attorney Lynneice Washington to ensure
Marshae was not prosecuted. Within 24 hours local organizers posted
Marshae's bail and DA Washington made the decision to dismiss the
ridiculous charges -- allowing Marshae to narrowly escape this nightmare.

DAs have the power to remove the fear that an abortion, miscarriage, or
stillbirth could result in a prison sentence. Will you support our work to
hold them accountable across the country?

[ [link removed] ]Pregnant people are at risk. Chip in $3 to support the
movement keeping DAs out of healthcare decisions.

There are at least 10 states that have considered or are currently
considering laws that would restrict access to abortion and other forms of
vital reproductive care.^2 We can’t afford for prosecutors to remain
silent. That is why we are organizing local campaigns urging them to make
real commitments that would make sure no one is prosecuted for abortion,
miscarriage, stillbirth or any other pregnancy outcome. And there's
already momentum -- at least 50 elected prosecutors have said they won't
prosecute abortion--including district attorneys in Alabama, Georgia, and
Ohio, but there are still at least 38 states where plans to target
pregnant people are either on the books or moving through state
legislatures. These are the places where Black women especially are at
heightened risk.

We have so much more work to do and every ounce of support makes a huge
difference. Every dollar contributed would help us:

* Hold rallies & petition deliveries at dozens of prosecutors across the
country
* Hire an organizer to help us take this project to scale locally
* Run campaigns in defense of women and doctors who are jailed for
pregnancy outcomes

Marshae's story shows us why we must center Black cis and trans women,
trans men, and gender non-conforming folks in the fight for reproductive
freedom. The fear of imprisonment has and will continue to force pregnant
people to avoid healthcare at the time they most need it, whether they
want to end a pregnancy or are simply having complications with one. With
the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country, Black
communities are already in a maternal health crisis. Simply put,
anti-abortion law enforcement is dangerous, and we can't afford to sit on
the sidelines. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $3 for Black reproductive freedom?

Until justice is real,

--Clarise, Rashad, Arisha, Scott, Erika, Marybeth, Marena, Leonard,
Madison, Tamar and the rest of the Color Of Change team

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Reference:

1. "Tennessee Republicans Aren’t Done Trying to End Most Legal Abortion."
Rewire News.
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2. "Early Abortion Bans: Which States Have Passed Them?" NPR.
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