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Team,

Today we filed our opening brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in our case
challenging S.B. 8, Texas's ban on abortion after six weeks of
pregnancy.

The ban took effect on September 1, and for nearly two months most
Texans haven't been able to access abortion services. The Supreme
Court has repeatedly declined to block the ban.

On Monday, the Court will hear our case, brought by Whole Woman's
Health and a broad coalition of abortion providers and advocates,
followed by a challenge brought by the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ). The Supreme Court will rule on attempts to dismiss both cases,
deciding whether federal courts even have the authority to block the
law, and whether the DOJ has the power to challenge it. The Court will
also decide whether to block the ban while litigation continues.

I wanted you to see my statement below.

- Nancy

Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for
Reproductive Rights

States cannot nullify rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.
Today the issue is abortion rights, tomorrow it could be free speech,
the right to marry, the right to vote, or any other constitutional
right. Every person in the U.S. has a stake in how the Court decides
this case.

Our brief filed today makes clear that doctors, clinic staff, clergy
and advocates can sue in federal court to block the vigilante scheme
that Texas has created.



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