Dear John,
PRH Board Member and Fellow Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi is testifying before the US House Oversight Committee, highlighting the urgent need to protect and expand access to abortion care given the impact of Texas’s abortion ban (S.B. 8) and other abortion restrictions across the country.
The hearing will examine how threats to abortion access disproportionately harm communities that already experience health disparities, and why federal action to protect abortion rights and access is needed right now.
We thank the House for passing the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) — which would secure the right to access abortion care throughout the US — and urge the Senate to quickly do the same as access to care deteriorates.
We hope you’ll tune in today to support Dr. Moayedi and our partners. You can follow all the action online using the hashtags #BansOffOurBodies and #ActForAbortionAccess and on our Twitter @prhdocs as we live-tweet the hearing.
Thank you for your continued support.
In solidarity,
Jennifer Blasdell (she/her/hers)
VP, Public Policy & Strategic Partnerships
P.S. WHPA is only the first step to ensuring equitable access to abortion care. Read our latest blog on why the Hyde Amendment and other harmful insurance coverage restrictions have got to go next.
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