Friend,
For years, Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have claimed to be for abortion rights. They have won reelection on the strength of pro-choice voters who trusted them to defend abortion rights. But when it really mattered, Senators Collins and Murkowski voted to confirm the justices who are now about to end Roe v. Wade.
Now they say they were "misled." Gimme a break.(1)
Tomorrow, Senators Collins and Murkowski will have one last chance to repair the damage they've done by voting for legislation that would preserve the protections of Roe v. Wade.
That's why we're urging you to sign this petition to Sens. Collins and Murkowski: "Republican justices overturning Roe will be your legacy if you don't correct your past mistakes now. We call on you to join with Democratic senators to eliminate the filibuster, enshrine Roe into law, and reform the Supreme Court. "
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski both voted for Samuel Alito, the right-wing extremist who authored the leaked opinion saying that Roe v. Wade was "egregiously wrong from the start."(2)
They voted to change the Senate rules to ram through Donald Trump's far-right nominees. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to install Brett Kavanaugh on the Court, and Lisa Murkowski voted to replace RBG with Amy Coney Barrett just days before the 2020 presidential election.(3)
The vote is TOMORROW, and we need to flood these senators' offices with emails. Click here to sign the petition urging Senators Collins and Murkowski to vote for the bill preserving the protections of Roe v. Wade, and then share it with your friends.
Yours in the fight for abortion rights,
Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Mai, Mai, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)
Footnotes: 1. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/susan-collins-lisa-murkowski-roe-v-wade-supreme-court-draft 2. https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000180-874f-dd36-a38c-c74f98520000 3. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/SupremeCourtNominations1789present.htm
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