A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
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Dear People For Supporter,

You’re probably still shocked and angered by the news from Monday night –
we are too – that the Supreme Court is poised to wipe out our
constitutional right to abortion that was upheld in Roe v. Wade.

In the near term, Majority Leader Schumer announced that he’ll bring the
House-passed Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) – which codifies the
protections in Roe v. Wade – to the floor of the Senate for another vote
next week. However, the bill still faces a filibuster from far-right
Senators hell-bent on inserting themselves into Americans’ private medical
decisions, and the votes needed to abolish the filibuster and pass the
bill by majority vote do not yet appear to be there.

If this sweeping and deeply-flawed decision from the Supreme Court’s
far-right members does come down as leaked, it will be a disaster not only
for tens of millions of pregnant people, women, LGBTQ people, and anyone
fighting to take charge of their own health or families – it will also
spell disaster for the very idea of fundamental rights that our
constitution guarantees.

For the first time, if this decision becomes final, a majority of the
court will have taken away a constitutional liberty that’s been recognized
for 50 years.

Furthermore, the far-right extremists on the court have apparently now
trashed the concept of stare decisis – the common-sense legal principle of
respect for previous decisions – implying that ANY hard-won social
progress from previous decades is open to attack from this court.

Finally, Justice Alito’s draft opinion – as leaked – not only eviscerates
Roe; it seems designed to lay the foundation to overturn decades of law
founded on privacy rights. Access to contraception, as well as interracial
and same-sex marriage, may well be next up for revision or revocation by
this Court.

The right to choose, and potentially a litany of other hard-won
fundamental rights, hang in the balance on this November’s ballot.

We need to
win real majorities this fall in both chambers of Congress, and
immediately pass the WHPA to restore Americans’ right to abortion. If the
Far Right seizes control of Congress, we know from our tracking of their
movement that the immediate next step in their agenda will be the pursuit
of a national BAN on abortions.

And we need to continue the fight to restore balance and respect for
individual rights to our courts – a job that would become impossible if
Mitch McConnell once again becomes Majority Leader of the Senate.

With more than 40 years' experience working in these areas, People For is
ready for these fights – but as a grassroots-funded nonprofit
organization, we depend on financial contributions from supporters like
you to fuel our effective advocacy and electoral work.

[ [link removed] ]So please chip in a generous donation today to renew your People For
membership and help us fight the Far Right, defend our Constitutional
liberties, and rebalance our courts.  >>

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We refuse to let the Far Right turn the clock back decades on Americans’
fundamental rights – and we hope you feel the same way.

We thank you in advance for any support you can provide today, and as
always, appreciate your fighting shoulder to shoulder with us for freedom,
equality, opportunity and justice for all – the American Way.

Sincerely,

Ben Jealous, President

P.S. Please save the date and mark your calendars for a day of action May
14th; more details to come.

 

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