NARAL Pro-Choice America
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John—
As soon as tomorrow, the Supreme Court could rule in the first abortion
case since Kavanaugh was confirmed. With so much at stake, we need all the
help we can get to make sure that everyone knows exactly what we're
fighting for and why.
Here are the 6 questions I've been asked most often about the case in
front of the Supreme Court (June Medical Services LLC v. Russo) and our
fight to ensure reproductive freedom is for every body, everywhere. Please
read through and then forward this email to 5 friends.
Thank you for being in this fight with us,
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Kate Ryan
Government Relations Director, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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What is the case in front of the Supreme Court?
June Medical Services LLC v. Russo is a case challenging a dangerous
clinic shutdown law in Louisiana that would require doctors to have
medically unnecessary admitting privileges at a local hospital.
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What is a clinic shutdown law?
These restrictions are based on disinformation pushed by the anti-choice
movement that falsely claims that requiring abortion providers to have
admitting privileges at a local hospital helps women. In fact, it’s been
proven that these restrictions provide no medical benefit. Requiring
admitting privileges does not make patients safer but, instead, reduces
access to abortion by preventing providers and clinics from offering care.
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Didn’t the Supreme Court just hear a case like this?
Yes! The Louisiana law at issue here is identical to an unconstitutional
Texas law the Court struck down four years ago in a case called Whole
Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that
laws like this one have no purpose other than to make abortion more
difficult to access. The only difference between now and then is the
addition of two Trump nominees — Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — to the
Court.
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What happens if the Supreme Court rules against Louisiana clinics?
First and foremost: NARAL Pro-Choice America will never stop fighting to
ensure that reproductive freedom is for every body, everywhere. But if the
Court does uphold the Louisiana clinic shutdown law, it would devastate
abortion access in Louisiana and set the stage for anti-choice politicians
to pass copycat restrictions across the country.
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What can Congress do?
Good news! Right now, there’s legislation in Congress that would protect
the right to abortion care and improve access. The Women’s Health
Protection Act (WHPA) would guarantee the federal right to abortion care
and defend against the onslaught of unconstitutional abortion bans and
medically unnecessary restrictions passed by state legislatures across the
country.
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Is there anything we can do?
When a case like this is at the Supreme Court, it's always helpful to let
people know that we’re in a critical moment for reproductive freedom and
that they can get involved by talking to their friends and family and
doing things like [ [link removed] ]posting on social media.
We also really need to band together to take this fight to Congress. The
House has already held a hearing on WHPA, but in order to ensure a vote on
this critical legislation, your representative needs to hear from you
today. [ [link removed] ]Make sure your representative knows the pressure is on: demand a
vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act now »
And if you haven't already donated to support NARAL in the fight to ensure
reproductive freedom is for every body, everywhere, [ [link removed] ]you can pitch in
here!
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