[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to protect legal, safe, and accessible abortions as
essential health care!

Dear MoveOn member,

Health care is a human right. And yet, it is under attack across the
country. On Monday, news broke that the right wing-hijacked Supreme Court
appears to be set on overturning Roe v. Wade, which would allow horrible
abortion bans to go into effect in dozens of states across the country.^1 

While the justices have not finalized this ruling, it shows what direction
the right-wing justices intend to go—they plan to overturn all of the
protections afforded by Roe, immediately allowing state after state to
enforce cruel abortion bans, and launch a full-on attack against
reproductive rights. With the final Supreme Court decision expected in the
next few weeks, now is the time for our elected officials at all levels,
including President Biden to use all his power to act before any services
are cut off.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition now: Safe, legal and accessible abortion
care is vital health care, and we need to ensure accessible, high-quality
health care to everyone in America.

The abortion ban laws passing in states across the country are terrifying.
In Oklahoma, Republicans passed a bill that bans abortion after 6 weeks,
before many people know they are pregnant, with no exceptions for rape or
incest.^2 This ban is particularly disastrous because it would immediately
cut off most abortion access in a state that has absorbed nearly half of
all Texas patients who have traveled out of state for abortions since
Texas enacted a similar law last fall.^3 And it's not just Oklahoma.

The recent surge of abortion bans across the country has politicized
abortion as a way to increase power for the GOP and dictate what a person
can and cannot do with their body.^4 [ [link removed] ]But the reality is, the right to
an abortion shouldn’t be political, because access to safe, legal abortion
is access to vital health care, and we need to ensure accessible,
high-quality health care to everyone in America. Will you sign the
petition?

Accessible and affordable health care is already limited in our country,
and losing access to vital reproductive health care is just going to put
more individuals and communities in danger. These bans impact marginalized
communities the most,^5 and we need public health officials to step in and
take action to protect and expand access to abortion and broader
reproductive health now.

Tell President Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services to
take action to protect and expand abortion access now. 

[4]Sign the petition

These right-wing Supreme Court justices are on the verge of reversing Roe.
They are poised to curtail sensible gun restrictions. They are dead set on
eliminating environmental regulations, consumer protections, and voting
rights. And according to the leaked opinion, it’s clear that after they
strike down federal protections on abortion, the right-wing justices on
the Supreme Court will be targeting federal protections on marriage
equality for LGBTQ+ couples.^6 We may very well be returning to a country
that criminalizes marriage equality. And this is all by design. [ [link removed] ]That’s
why it’s more important than ever to take action to protect and expand
abortion access now.

Abortion bans aren't going to decrease abortion, but they will increase
unsafe abortion care.^7 Access to reproductive health, including
contraception, Plan B, sex education, abortion, and STD testing, is vital
for the health of every person in the country. And according to the Center
for American Progress, abortion restrictions lead to an increase in unsafe
abortions, an uptick in maternal deaths, and delays in access to critical
prenatal care.^8 This is why it's so important for our public health
officials to take action. If access to abortion continues to be attacked,
then more and more lives will be at risk. 

In 2021, the Department of Health and Human services announced new
resources to protect abortion patients and providers in Texas after the
tragic passing of SB8.^9 Unfortunately, at the same time, other states
have been inspired by Texas’s limitations on abortion, and now, we're
seeing that right-wing justices on the Supreme Court are poised to
overturn Roe v. Wade.^10 As time goes on, it's becoming more crucial that
President Biden and HHS take action to prepare for the worst and protect
access to safe abortion. 

[ [link removed] ]If you believe that abortion is health care, then sign the petition now
to demand that swift action is taken to ensure that abortion is accessible
to all.

Thanks for all you do. 

–Alexis, Allison, Justin, Sandra, 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. "Okla. legislature approves bill banning abortions after 6 weeks of
pregnancy," The Washington Post, April 28, 2022
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3. Ibid.
 
4. "What’s Happening With Abortion Legislation in States Across the
Country," The New York Times, April 14, 2022
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5. "Minority women most affected if abortion is banned, limited," ABC
News, February 1, 2022
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6. "Supreme Court leak overturning abortion rights has Democrats concerned
that same-sex marriage and civil rights could be next," Business Insider,
May 3, 2022
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7. "The negative health implications of restricting abortion access,"
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, December 13, 2021
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8. "Limiting Abortion Access Contributes to Poor Maternal Health
Outcomes," Center for American Progress, June 13, 2018
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9. "HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Actions to Protect Patients and
Providers in Response to Texas’ SB 8," U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, September 17, 2021
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10. "Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme
Court," NPR, December 1, 2021
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