An unprecedented leak from the Supreme
Court just revealed devastating news: extremists on the Court are
prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Join us in protecting our country from
authoritarianism from courts and legislatures — join a rally near you
at 5PM local time.
Dear Friend,
We’ve known this day might come, but it doesn’t make this any less
devastating: the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is
planning to overturn Roe v. Wade.
While it’s not yet a legal ruling, there is no question that a
minority political movement of white nationalists and Christian
nationalists is working to redefine who has rights in this country,
whose voice counts, and who belongs. This draft is their blueprint for
forcing their unpopular views against the will of the people.
We must act now.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, we’ll see bans on abortion go into
effect in over 20 states, with more on the way.1 We’ll see
the rights of millions of people who can get pregnant be taken away
after five decades, with a disproportionate impact on Black people,
people of color, poor people, and women.2,3 The draft
opinion from Justice Samuel Alito lays the groundwork for the Court to
roll back landmark civil rights rulings, from access to contraception
to protections for same-sex and interracial
marriages.4,5
Take action:
Today: Join thousands of us who are flooding the streets.
At 5PM local time today, join your neighbors at a
courthouse, town square, or federal building near you and declare:
Abortion is a right. We need to show a massive public outcry to push
back against right-wing authoritarianism.
Then, on Tuesday, May 17, join the Jewish
Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C., led by our friends
at the National Council for Jewish Women. Spread the word to friends
and family in the DC area. Together, we’ll make it clear that
abortion access is a Jewish value.
How we got here:
State legislatures across the country have been passing laws
attacking voting rights and slashing access to reproductive healthcare
for years.
At the same time, Republican senators — representing a minority of
Americans — stole a Supreme Court seat from our first Black president.
Then, they pushed through three justices appointed by a president who
lost the popular vote by three million votes.
75% of Americans and 53% of Republicans believe the choice to get
an abortion should be between a pregnant person and their
doctor.6
The right is using all of their power to dismantle civil
rights and undermine our democracy. They want us to be scared and feel
powerless. But we have the popular will, we have our moral outrage,
and we have our love for each other to build a country for all of
us.
We still have time to act. There’s a narrow window for the Senate
to end the filibuster and pass national legislation protecting
abortion rights. That means increasing pressure on President Biden and
Democratic leadership to act right now.
We know this news may be hard to process. Take time to mourn, rage,
and be in community.
But know this: reproductive justice organizers, abortion fund
networks, and millions of people like you have been preparing for this
moment. Together we are strong and can keep our communities safe.
Today at 5PM local time, and every day after, get ready to act —
for yourself, for your loved ones, for your neighbors. For us.
In solidarity,
Bend the Arc
Sources
1. Guttmacher Institute, 26
States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here's Which
Ones and Why
2. The New York Times, To
Be Pro-Choice, You Must Have the Privilege of Having Choices
3.
The 19th, Leaked
Supreme Court draft decision on abortion could stop patients from
seeking the procedure
4. Time, The
Enormous Consequences of Overruling Roe v. Wade
5. The New
Yorker, If
Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What's Next?
6. Planned Parenthood,
The
Polling Is Clear: Stop Calling Abortion a “Divisive” Issue
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