Hi John,

You've probably seen the news. A leaked draft opinion (and we emphasize, it is a draft) suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe in June and allow individual states to limit or ban abortion access. There is A LOT of misinformation out there, so please know and share this:

1. ABORTION IS STILL LEGAL. The news is about a draft opinion that was leaked. A final decision is expected in June and it may look different.
    
2. Even if the Court does decide to overturn Roe, abortion will NOT suddenly be illegal nationwide. Many states will maintain or expand abortion access. Unfortunately, however, 13 states will immediately ban abortion, and more than half could severely restrict access. Here's a breakdown of what happens if Roe is overturned in June.
    
3. Right now, we organize. We share resources. We share information. We support young people, especially low-income and BIPOC youth, who already faced barriers to care and will continue to be the most impacted by the decimation of abortion access.

The fastest, most impactful action you can take right now is to share what we're putting out on social media, especially this Tweet thread and this Instagram carousel (tap the paper airplane on each slide to put them into your IG story - or feel free to screenshot and post yourself!)

We don't know why this unprecedented Supreme Court leak has occurred. We don't know what the final opinion will look like. But we do know that as it is, this opinion is horrific.

This draft opinion is an outright attack on people who need abortion and a dramatic miscalculation of the important role abortion care plays in the lives of so many.

Protecting abortion access will take an all-hands-on-deck effort — Congress and the President must join the fight to enact all measures in their power, including passing WHPA to broadly protect abortion access.

The final decision, anticipated for June, may look different. Already, organizers are hard at work trying to shift one or more justices in the majority opinion. But we know, and have known for a long time, that the decision in Dobbs is likely to be a drastic blow to abortion rights and access. Young people, especially low income and BIPOC youth, already faced barriers to care and will continue to be the most impacted by the decimation of abortion access. When that happens, young people will be ready to fight back and to work to ensure everyone has access to abortion when they need it.

We will not let abortion access become a thing of the past, no matter what the Court ultimately decides. We will continue to fight the restrictions and to center the needs of young people, particularly youth of color, gender-expansive youth, and youth from low-income communities.

We will expand our efforts to build our Youth Abortion Support Collective (YouthASC) into a strong, wide and deep network, currently 600+ strong that stretches from coast to coast—a network of young leaders at the ready to share their information and their connections to help other young people access abortion care — young people skilled at connecting their peers to the chain of support the movement built up in anticipation of just this moment: abortion funds, doulas, practical support networks, clinics, pharmacies, telehealth providers, self-managed care strategies, and more.

But young people cannot do it alone. We need everyone to join the fight at every level. Right now, abortion is still legal, and people in our communities need it.

You can help increase access to abortion right now with these steps:

1. Donate to an abortion fund near you
2. Demand Congress pass WHPA
3. Join YouthASC
4. Search for a practical support network near you to help provide travel and housing for people who need abortion
5. Learn more about self-managed abortion at abortiononourownterms.org

In Solidarity,

Deb Hauser
President, Advocates for Youth