Friend –

I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss Jen's email below. Soon after this email was sent, SCOTUS officially denied our emergency request to block Texas' new law that enacts an extreme and unconstitutional abortion ban – and unleashes hordes of anti-abortion bounty hunters.

This law has had a devastating impact in just 48 hours, particularly for communities of color and those without resources.

We're counting on supporters like you to help the ACLU in our all-out fight to protect our constitutional right to abortion access – and all of our civil liberties. Please donate now.

Anthony D. Romero
Pronouns: He, him, his
Executive Director, ACLU

Friend –

Last night, the Supreme Court did not respond to our emergency request to block Texas' radical six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8.

That means the law will now take effect today – prohibiting most abortions in the state. The impact will be immediate and devastating.

This extreme and blatantly unconstitutional law bans abortions at six weeks – before many people even know they are pregnant. But, there's more.

The law also actively encourages private citizens to act as bounty hunters by awarding them at least $10,000 if they successfully sue another person for providing an abortion or assisting someone who gets an abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy.

Donate now. Help the ACLU keep fighting back against the most extreme abortion ban in the nation and other assaults on our fundamental freedoms.

The bounty hunting abortion ban is intentionally designed to overwhelm clinics in the state with lawsuits and legal bills, ultimately forcing them to shut down. And due to structural racism and inequities, laws like Texas' abortion ban disproportionately harm Black and Brown people, people with low incomes, and those living in rural areas. The impact would be so sweeping, it would effectively end abortion access in Texas. ACLU Supporter, we can't allow it.

We – in partnership with a steadfast coalition of reproductive health care providers, advocates, and nonprofit partners – will keep vigorously pursuing this lawsuit to have this extreme law struck down. And, with your support, we will do everything we can to protect the reproductive rights of people in Texas and help clinics stay open.

Donate now to help the ACLU fight back in Texas and beyond.

The ACLU is pushing back against a massive assault on access to abortion – in Texas and across the country. And you've helped us win some critical battles. Earlier this summer, we successfully blocked Arkansas' ban on abortion, the latest and most direct attack on abortion by anti-abortion politicians in that state. In addition, our ongoing litigation is currently blocking bans in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee.

But, the attacks on our abortion rights are not letting up – and we urgently need you by our side.

Don't let anti-abortion extremists win. Help the ACLU use our on-the-ground strength across the nation to defend reproductive freedom and all of our civil liberties.

Together, we have to keep fighting for access to reproductive healthcare for everyone, everywhere. Please donate as quickly and generously as you can.

Jennifer Dalven
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Director of the Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU

P.S. The ACLU was made for moments like this – when people's fundamental freedoms depend on our strength and persistence. Thank you for your passionate support for reproductive freedom and all of our civil liberties.