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Dear Friend,
Many of us had a pit in our stomach as we watched the arguments last month
at the U.S. Supreme Court on the fate of Roe v. Wade. Those justices will
decide whether millions of people will lose access to abortion and the
reproductive care they need. It’s past time for lawmakers to act to
protect our reproductive rights!
[ [link removed] ]Tell your U.S. Senator to protect access to reproductive healthcare and
guard against medically unnecessary abortion restrictions by co-sponsoring
and passing the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).
Here’s the scoop: Last month the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments
by the state of Mississippi as they continued their direct and aggressive
effort to overturn Roe v. Wade. Then the Court failed us, again, by
upholding SB8, the most extreme anti-abortion bill Texas has ever seen.
This Texas bill outlaws abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, causing
even more grave and irreparable harm to women and families in the state
who need care. In both the Texas and the Mississippi cases, at least four
of the court's conservative justices (and counting) have suggested that
they are prepared to overturn Roe on the grounds that it was wrongly
decided, despite the public's decades of reliance on it. [ [link removed] ] While we
hope that the Supreme Court will strike down these unjust and dangerous
laws, we can not rely on the current justices to protect our reproductive
rights. The urgency is clear.
The Women’s Health Protection Act would protect the right to abortion
throughout the United States and guard against the medically unnecessary
abortion restrictions being pushed forward by state politicians. Even if
Roe v. Wade were to be overturned, WHPA would establish a statutory right
to provide and receive abortion care.
[2]Take action now and urge the U.S. Senate to pass the Women’s Health
Protection Act, which will protect our reproductive rights, regardless of
what state we live in.
Our lawmakers need to hear that protecting our reproductive rights is a
high priority for moms and the people who love them. That’s why we
organized on the ground and on social media, and rallied with our partners
in Mississippi while the oral argument in D.C. took place. We (safely)
hand-delivered over 300,000 signatures from organizations like SHERo
Mississippi, MS in Action, UltraViolet, MoveOn, NARAL, Catholics for
Choice, and National Council of Jewish Women to our members of Congress at
the Capitol – to both legislators who support WHPA and those that don’t.
[ [link removed] ]It’s not too late for you to join our efforts and urge your Senator to
support, too. Click here to sign on!
*When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our petition that reads:
Dear Senator:
As one of over a million members of MomsRising, I am writing to ask that
you co-sponsor and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to
ensure our right to reproductive healthcare. The Women’s Health
Protection Act (WHPA) is essential to social and economic equality,
reproductive autonomy, and the right to determine our own lives. It is
the only bill that promises to protect the right to access abortion care
throughout the nation. Anyone who needs an abortion in the United States
deserves quality, affordable medical care, and a relationship with their
health care provider that is free from government intrusion.
Abortion is a necessity, it is essential to each of our lives – Last
year, we all witnessed the most extreme abortion-ban bill Texas has ever
seen go into effect and is now law. The Court failed us, again, by not
striking down SB8 when presented the opportunity. And we held our breath
in fear that Roe v. Wade would fall in the state of Mississippi during
the Dobbs v. Jackson MS oral arguments. It has become clear that the
influence of bills like the one we saw in Texas is spreading far and
wide.
People hurt most by abortion restrictions are those who already face
barriers to accessing health care —particularly Black, Brown, Latino,
Indigenous, and other people of color. At this very moment, there is no
federal bill that protects abortion and access to it and if Roe were to
fall today, millions of women and people would lose access to the
abortion and reproductive care they need. WHPA safeguards these rights.
Please support us by supporting WHPA.
The House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act. Now
is the time to pressure the Senate to pass it too.
[ [link removed] ]Sign on with us and urge your Senator to co-sponsor and pass the
Women’s Health Protection Act.
Everyone is watching. There will come a day when our children, students,
and youth will ask what we did to fight for their reproductive rights
during this unprecedented attack. We must continue to educate our family
members, friends, and neighbors about what threats to reproductive rights
in Mississippi and Texas means in states across the country. And we must
demand that our elected leaders take action to protect our rights,
regardless of what state we live in.
[ [link removed] ]Tell your Senator to safeguard against harsh bans and medically
unnecessary restrictions by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act!
Our bodies. Our choices. Our rights.
Sincerely,
Diarra, Tina, Donna, Kristin, and the whole MomsRising/MamásConPoder Team
References:
[ [link removed] ][1] Abortion Surveillance, CDC 2019
[ [link removed] ][2] Supreme Court Signals Willingness to Uphold Abortion Limits in
Mississippi Case
[3] [ [link removed] ]H.R.3755 - Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, Introduced by
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27], June 8, 2021.
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