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Team,
Going into Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, we already knew she had the most extreme anti-reproductive rights record of any U.S. Supreme Court nominee in over 30 years. We knew this from her judicial opinions and her approach to constitutional interpretation.
But it was also clearly visible in her public advocacy disparaging contraception, opposing abortion, defending "right to life from fertilization"—which also puts into question fertility care—and her criticism of Chief Justice Roberts for joining the majority to uphold the Affordable Care Act, which, for the first time, required insurance coverage for maternity care.
Judge Barrett stands all too ready, if not eager, to undermine our fundamental right to access safe, legal abortion services and comprehensive reproductive health care. Will you make an urgent gift today to defend reproductive rights?
During her confirmation hearing, Judge Barrett consistently refused to address the strong evidence in her record that she is directly hostile to nearly 50 years of U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence protecting reproductive rights.
Judge Barrett flatly refused to answer whether Roe v. Wade was correctly decided, even though she was willing to offer her views on other Supreme Court decisions. She was clear that she does not consider Roe to be among a select group of cases that she considers to be "super precedent," cases that are so well settled that no political actors would push to overturn them.
The stakes have never been higher. If the Supreme Court weakens or overturns Roe v. Wade, 24 states could immediately act to prohibit abortion outright.
Abortion access hinges on stopping this confirmation. Please make an emergency gift today.
Onward,
Lourdes Rivera
Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs
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