Dear MoveOn member,
This is a national emergency: Reproductive freedom is hanging on by a thread and could be completely demolished by the Supreme Court within a few months.
Texas just enacted a draconian law effectively outlawing abortion in the state—with no exceptions for rape or incest.1 And in just a few weeks, the right-wing Supreme Court is set to hear a case out of Mississippi that could entirely overturn what remains of Roe v. Wade.2
That's why, on Saturday, activists are taking to the streets in every single state across the country to march for reproductive rights.
To let the world know that we fearlessly support the right to abortion, we printed a big batch of these "Bans Off Our Bodies" stickers—and we're giving them away for FREE while supplies last.
Just click here or on the image below to get your FREE sticker today.
John, abortion has never been fully accessible—especially for low-income women, trans people, young people, and people of color. But with rabid, right-wing justices holding a big majority of the Supreme Court, thanks to court-packing power grabs by Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, many people are at the risk of losing their reproductive freedom completely.
The consequences would be nothing short of devastating.
People with resources—largely white, wealthy women—would be able to travel out of their states for abortions. Meanwhile, many Black women and other people of color, as well as younger and lower-income people in GOP-controlled states, could be forced to pursue dangerous back-alley abortions or carry unwanted pregnancies to term.
It's time to fight back. It's time to take on the Republican-controlled legislatures passing these shameful laws, the right-wing Supreme Court allowing them to stand, and the despicable billionaire-funded organizations that want to take away abortion access for good.
House Democrats have already passed a bill to codify the protections of Roe into law, but now we need the Senate to act—and to do so, Democrats need to ditch the regressive filibuster that Republicans use to preserve minority rule.3 We need the White House to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. And we need to make abortion rights a central issue in 2022—to elect Democrats who will champion reproductive health and inflict political consequences upon the Republican Party that has attacked abortion rights from every angle.
It's a lot of work—but as we see from the calls, the marches, and the outcry, our side is ready to fight.
Thanks for all you do.
–Emma, Pulin, Vickie, Sky, and the rest of the team
P.S. Want to join a march in support of abortion justice this weekend? Click here to find a march near you on October 2.
Sources:
1. "Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy," The Texas Tribune, May 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/158894?t=6&akid=307465%2E40999114%2Emk5PwQ
2. "Supreme Court to hear restrictive Mississippi abortion law on December 1," CNN, September 20, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/158895?t=8&akid=307465%2E40999114%2Emk5PwQ
3. "House Passes Abortion Rights Legislation, But It Faces Uphill Battle In Senate," Forbes, September 24, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/158903?t=10&akid=307465%2E40999114%2Emk5PwQ
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