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Dear John, 

Pregnancy, birth, and parenting are some of the most dangerous life
decisions Black people must make in this country.

In 2019, Marshae Jones, a 27-year-old Black mother was shot five times in
the stomach killing her unborn fetus. She was the one who was violently
attacked yet an Alabama grand jury indicted her with manslaughter charges
-- under the flawed logic that because she engaged in the argument, she is
responsible.

Marshae is not alone. At least 1,200 people, but likely many more, around
the United States have been prosecuted and punished for actions or
inactions that would not be considered crimes if they were not
pregnant. And 38 states have feticide laws that can be used to charge a
mother for pregnancy outcomes, for reasons ranging from the result of
addiction or an accidental fall down the stairs. And while these arrests
and prosecutions are happening across the nation, low-income Black women
in the South are most likely targeted and charged. 

John, that's where you come in. We're fighting back, but first
we need your help. Now is your chance to take your support to the next
level. Now is your chance to take your support to the next level. Because
with your help, we can continue to put pressure on prosecutors and elected
officials who have the power to ensure no one is thrown in jail based on a
pregnancy outcome. 

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5 to join the fight 

When our people get access to the reproductive healthcare we need, we
thrive. That starts with demanding the solutions that will aid in the
healing and prioritization of our reproductive autonomy. This includes a
world in which our people are treated with dignity, and free to make
choices about our own bodies. We deserve meaningful options regarding
where, how, and with whom we will give birth, in a person-centered,
anti-racist model of care. We deserve the support of midwives, doulas, and
perinatal services that are fully integrated into the maternal care
system. Law enforcement including prosecutors has no place in pregnancy
decisions. With your help, we can continue our fight calling on them to
say NO to criminalizing pregnancy.

Before you go John, can we count on you to be a key member in
our fight for reproductive justice? [ [link removed] ]Choose an amount that feels
powerful to you as an investment in this powerful work:

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW: $5 [ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW: $35

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW: $10 [ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW: $50

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW: $25 [ [link removed] ]OTHER AMOUNT

Until justice is real, 

--Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Scott, Malachi, Ernie, Megan, Trevor, Palika,
Madison, Megan, Ariel, Ana, McKayla, and the rest of the Color Of Change
team


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