Team—

Texas lawmakers just passed an outrageous, draconian law that is out of touch with the real needs of Texans. The law would ban abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy, before many people even know they're pregnant.

That's not all. The bill also allows anyone—from local anti-abortion protestors to out-of-state lobbying groups—to sue Texans for providing abortion care or helping others access abortion, including:

• Abortion funds providing financial assistance to patients.
  
  
• Any clinic employees, including front desk staff.
  
  
• Even someone who drives a friend or loved one to their appointment.

This bill opens the floodgates to allow anyone who is hostile to abortion to sue doctors and clinics, consuming their resources and forcing them to shut down.

We will pursue all legal options to prevent this law from taking effect. If you're as outraged as I am right now, I hope you'll make an emergency contribution to fight back against attacks to our reproductive rights. Every dollar counts when the stakes are this high.

Eight states have enacted abortion bans as early as six weeks of pregnancy and every single one of those laws has been blocked in court. Despite these laws being continuously struck down, Texas is just one of more than a dozen states to introduce laws like this one this year.

In fact, Texas has joined the new wave of extreme abortion bans sweeping across the U.S. So far, more than 536 new abortion restrictions have been introduced in state legislatures this year. Of those, 61 have been enacted, putting 2021 on track to be the most damaging state legislative session for abortion in decades.

Right now, our rights are on the line. Please give now to protect reproductive rights and abortion access, in Texas and around the world.

Sincerely,

Elisabeth Smith
Chief Counsel, State Policy & Advocacy