Last night, the Supreme Court allowed Texas Senate Bill 8, the most extreme abortion ban in the country, to go into effect. Today, abortions are banned after six weeks across the state. That’s before many people even know they are pregnant.
This radical, cruel, and dangerous law cuts off access to almost all abortions for millions of people in Texas. But it also has massive implications for the future of Roe v. Wade and millions of additional Americans across the country because one in four women have had an abortion — and I am one of them.
SB 8 is NOT about health care. Extreme laws like this are about controlling and punishing women and pregnant people — eroding their Constitutional rights while disproportionately harming low-income people and people of color.
Congress must immediately act to remove barriers to care and defend the right to choose — because reproductive rights are human rights. Can you split a contribution of $3 or any amount between our campaign and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund today to help us defend reproductive rights in the weeks and months to come?
I know firsthand what a profoundly personal choice getting an abortion is and the importance of an individual’s right to decide whether or not to have one for themselves — regardless of income or zip code.
For me, terminating a pregnancy was not an easy choice, but it was my choice. That is the single thing that has allowed me to live with the consequences of my decisions. And that is what we must preserve for every person.
So, where do we begin? Well, Congress can start with passing the Women’s Health Protection Act that I helped to introduce to create a safeguard against abortion bans and medically unnecessary restrictions. Then, we have to defend our Senate majority so that Mitch McConnell doesn’t control which justices get on the Supreme Court.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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