Dear John,

By now, you’ve probably heard that the Supreme Court has agreed to review a Mississippi law that all but eliminates abortion access – meaning there is now a very real chance that Roe v. Wade will be overturned.

With the addition of Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court now leans hard to the right. There are 11 states with “trigger” laws that will immediately ban abortion if Roe is overturned.

So one thing is clear: the battle to protect women will be moving to all 50 state legislatures. Help us support pro-choice state legislative candidates so we can fight back against policies that are harmful to women.

State legislators have power, for good and for ill.  They can make access abortion easier; or they can create laws that make it so difficult, it’s practically impossible. Even with Roe, abortion is not accessible in many states.

In many states we work in, like Texas, women have incredibly limited access to safe and legal abortions. Just yesterday, Governor Abbott signed SB-8, a “heartbeat bill” that bans abortions in Texas as early as six weeks – before most people know they are even pregnant.

This is why we must elect Democrats that will protect women’s right to healthcare in state legislatures, and why it is especially important that we do so now.

In Virginia, legislators we helped elect were able to expand access to abortion in the Commonwealth. We’re supporting nine incredible pro-choice candidates in Virginia this year, and in 2022 we’ll be supporting more in battleground states like Texas.

It’s time to get to work, and it’s going to take every last one of us to push back against what is coming our way. Please support our work today so we can keep women safe, free, and heard across the country.

In solidarity,
The SDP Team

P.S. Want to learn more about what states like Virginia can do to protect reproductive healthcare with a Democratic majority? Join us on Tuesday, May 25th at 2:30PM ET for an Instagram Live event with Planned Parent Advocates of Virginia Executive Director Jaime Lockhart!

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