Dear MoveOn member,
After 48 years, the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the right to safe
and legal abortion across the United States.^1
On Monday, defying the lower courts, the expanded conservative majority on
the Supreme Court—with Donald Trump's appointee Amy Coney Barrett now
firmly planted in Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat—agreed to hear a case
concerning a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks.^2
And yesterday, Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a
bill banning abortions at as early as six weeks—before most people even
know they that are pregnant.^3
John, think of the implications. Abortions were already out of
reach for many people marginalized by our society and in red states. But
now? It's outrageous and frightening—it's just like "The Handmaid's Tale,"
only it's real life in states across America.
We have to fight back by passing a federal law that will finally guarantee
abortion rights and access for all. But the only way that we can do that
is by electing more progressives to the House and Senate. And right now,
Democrats are poised to lose seats in the 2022 midterm elections.^4
MoveOn has big plans to couple our grassroots organizing strength with
cutting-edge technology to help progressives win critical seats in 2022.
But our resources come from members like you, John, and we need
your help right now to put our plans into action.
Will you chip in $5 a month to help elect more progressives
to Congress in the midterm elections and protect access to abortion for
all?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Since 1946, the sitting president's party has lost, on average, 27 House
seats in midterm elections.^5 There were just two elections during that
time that were exceptions, when the sitting president's party gained small
numbers of seats.^6
The Democratic margins in the House and Senate are already the slimmest in
modern American history—just five seats in the House and a single seat in
the Senate.
Plus, reapportionment following the census is expected to give Republicans
additional seats, and Republican dominance in state legislatures will
enable them to redraw congressional maps prior to the 2022 elections even
more in their favor.^7,8
The bottom line, John, is that we are in trouble. To protect
abortion access and win the 2022 midterms, we need your sustained help.
Will you chip in $5 a month to stop Republicans from
winning the House and Senate and help elect more progressives to Congress?
We must do this to protect abortion access across the United States.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
The truth is that donations to MoveOn—and across the entire progressive
movement—have plummeted since President Joe Biden took office.
Meanwhile, the GOP is raking in money from its billionaire fat cat donors.
Democrats are getting complacent under the Biden administration, while the
right wing is executing plans to make abortion illegal, manipulate
congressional maps, and strip away access to voting.
John, we have to fight back.
Will you join us by starting a $5 monthly donation to
MoveOn today?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Gabi, Evelyn, Emily, and the rest of the team
P.S. Abortion is still legal in all 50 states. But a highly organized
network of extreme politicians bent on taking away our rights, including
to self-determination, has successfully chipped away at them for decades.
It's time to fight back and fight forward. [ [link removed] ]Please make a
$5 monthly donation to MoveOn today.
Sources:
1. "Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade," The New
York Times, May 17, 2020
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2. "The Supreme Court is eyeing Roe v. Wade's end with this Mississippi
abortion ban case," NBC News, May 18, 2021
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3. "Texas governor signs abortion bill banning procedure as early as six
weeks into pregnancy," The Washington Post, May 19, 2021
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4. "Will 2022 Be A Good Year For Republicans?" FiveThirtyEight, May 12,
2021
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5. Ibid.
6. "The House: Democrats Would Have a Tough Slog Even Without
Redistricting," UVA Center for Politics, May 20, 2021
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7. "5 visuals explain the shifting House seats and how the changes could
affect the 2022 midterm elections," USA Today, April 26, 2021
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8. "The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage,"
The New York Times, January 31, 2021
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