John,
When politicians prevent women from making our own health care decisions, they are threatening our economic security. I’ll always support a women’s right to choose, but that right is increasingly under attack.
Recently, Texas enacted a law that bans abortion after six weeks. As a means of enforcement, it incentivizes regular Texans to interfere with a woman’s private health decision with a potential $10,000 bounty. Earlier this week that law was put on pause thanks to a lawsuit from the Justice Department—but the legal battle over this is ongoing.
Restrictive abortion laws don’t end with Texas. In Mississippi, a state law banning abortions after 15 weeks is being brought before the Supreme Court this December (the standard set by Roe v. Wade is around 24 weeks). If this law is deemed constitutional, the rights provided by Roe v. Wade would be seriously undermined for women all across the country.
Amidst this news, last weekend I was proud to join the Women’s March in Orange County to talk about people’s right to bodily autonomy. And last month, I was glad the House passed the Women's Healthcare Protection Act, which safeguards that very right. Unfortunately, this legislation is stalled in the Senate.
Click the video above to watch Katie speak at the Orange County Women’s March.
Every American should be free to control their own reproductive health. But with a conservative majority in the Supreme Court and many state legislatures controlled by Republicans, that right is under attack.
Politicians should be protecting our freedoms, not taking them away—I’ll always support a woman's right to choose. Consider making a donation today to ensure our campaign has the resources to win in 2022, so I can keep fighting for every person’s right to make their own health care decisions.
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In solidarity,
Katie
