John-

Today marks the third anniversary of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justices ripping away women’s longstanding, fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies.

Dobbs v. Jackson paved the way for Trump and his Republican allies to launch attacks on women’s reproductive health and enact abortion bans nationwide. This violation of human rights has affected millions of families across the country - including mine.

My husband and I have been together for 15 years. Shortly after our wedding in 2016, we started trying to conceive. Unfortunately, we discovered that we are part of the 1 in 8 couples who struggle with infertility.

In the darkness of 2020, we were shocked and delighted to discover that I was finally pregnant. I was 8 weeks along and was so excited to become a parent. I took my first “bump” photos on January 20th, 2021 - the day of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s inauguration. I was so excited for our future and the world we were building for our baby.

Unfortunately, at our 12 week ultrasound we learned the worst: my pregnancy wasn’t viable, and trying to carry it to term could put my health and my life at risk. We needed to have an abortion. 

So on February 4th, 2021 my pregnancy ended. It was one of the hardest days of my life. And yet - I knew I was lucky. I live in Oregon, where voters and Democratic lawmakers have time after time affirmed that we believe that all people, whatever their reason, deserve access to abortion care. Many people who find out their pregnancies are nonviable and who face critical health risks - including possible death - are now unable to access the care they need. Families everywhere are endangered because of this draconian court decision.

In many other states, I would have been forced to continue my pregnancy, not only coping with the physical and emotional trauma of carrying a fetus that wouldn’t live outside the womb, but also putting my own life at risk. My heart breaks for people who cannot access the healthcare they need and who will seek care under the table because they cannot travel to safe abortion states. We cannot allow Trump and the GOP to get away with taking away the rights of women and putting our lives at risk. And we MUST defend those who are unable to get the care they need.

We have to defend ourselves and each other, John. We have to fight back, take back Congress, and codify protections for abortion care.

Help us defend our Democratic legislative majorities in Oregon.

Help us re-elect Governor Kotek. Help us take back Congress and

defeat Donald Trump once and for all. We'll do it together. 

In Solidarity,

Candy Emmons

Deputy Director 

Democratic Party of Oregon

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