Dear MoveOn member,

Last night, a draft copy of the Supreme Court decision on abortion rights
was leaked to POLITICO, and it is the worst case-scenario come true.^1

The draft opinion, written by the far-right extremist justice Samuel
Alito, states that "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start…We hold that
Roe and Casey [the 1992 decision affirming Roe] must be overruled."^2 If
this nightmarish opinion becomes reality, it will mean that abortion will
be banned or extremely limited in at least 26 states, and the right to
bodily autonomy will bestripped from tens of millions of people—especially
low-income people and communities of color—across the United States.^3

Sadly, MoveOn and our allies have been preparing for this moment for
months, and we are ready to flood the streets, protest, rally, and work
together to protect abortion providers and people seeking abortions.

[ [link removed] ]This is an existential threat to our lives and our futures, and we must
fight back. Please, will you rush a $3 donation to fund
MoveOn's emergency campaign and support the National Network of Abortion
Funds, The Yellowhammer Fund, and the Abortion Care Network? Your donation
will be split equally between the organizations.

This decision is the culmination of 49 years of plotting by the right wing
to control our bodies and strip away our rights. Together with
anti-abortion extremists, the right wing has worked tirelessly to spread
dangerous, fearmongering lies about abortion procedures, pass laws that
chipped away at abortion access, and pack all levels of our courts with
far-right judges who they knew would set the stage for this final blow.

But let's be very clear: This fight is FAR from over.

With the potential for Roe to be gone within weeks, we must turn to the
Senate and demand that they take action immediately to enshrine the right
to an abortion in federal law.

No more waiting.

No more waffling from so-called moderate Democrats.

No more letting the GOP block votes by abusing the filibuster.

And no more silence from Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and other
Republicans who have claimed to be pro-choice.

Now is the time to act.

With our partners, we will do whatever it takes to protect abortion
providers and demand that our elected representatives do their jobs
without delay—from providing immediate support for groups on the ground,
to flooding their offices with phone calls and organizing massive protests
and rallies in Washington, D.C., and in states across the country.

[ [link removed] ]This is the moment we never wanted to come, but now that it is here, we
must take immediate action. Click here to split a $3
donation equally between the National Network of Abortion Funds, the
Yellowhammer Fund, Abortion Care Network, and MoveOn.

Thanks for all you do.

-Emma, Nakia, Mana, Anne, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion
shows," POLITICO, May 2, 2022
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2. Ibid.

3. "If Roe v. Wade Falls: Travel Distance for People Seeking Abortion,"
Guttmacher Institute, accessed May 2, 2022
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