Multiple reports confirm that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to formally announce his retirement from the Supreme Court.

One thing should be crystal clear: Who sits on our nation's highest court matters. Our health and reproductive rights are affected by its decisions.

Justice Breyer has been one of our strongest defenders of reproductive freedom. It is critical that his replacement take that baton and continue to defend and expand our health and rights.

Send a clear message to President Biden now: Nominate a Supreme Court justice who will protect and defend our civil and reproductive rights — including our right to safe, legal abortion.

Justice Breyer has been a champion for our civil and reproductive rights — including abortion access, marriage equality, the Affordable Care Act, and more. He's supported progress and dissented against harmful rulings in some of the nation's most important decisions. Justice Breyer also issued and joined several dissents this past year as the Supreme Court allowed Texas's unconstitutional six-week abortion ban to remain in effect. We at Planned Parenthood thank him for his decades of service.

His retirement comes at a time when access to abortion and other fundamental rights are under attack like never before. These threats show no signs of slowing down.

We need to get loud now. The right to access safe, legal abortion rests in the hands of the Supreme Court — and President Biden needs to hear from Planned Parenthood supporters.

We cannot sit back while lawmakers block access to sexual and reproductive health, including abortion. Any future Supreme Court nominee must protect the constitutional right to make decisions about our own bodies. Join us by adding your name to this open letter to the White House.

In this critical moment, we need a Supreme Court nominee who will stand with us against the powerful lawmakers trying to roll back our civil and reproductive rights. A justice who will protect our rights for years to come.

Thank you, Justice Breyer, for defending our rights and our health. Let's ensure that our next Supreme Court justice will build on his powerful legacy.