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Dear Friend,

Our lives are on the line and reproductive justice cannot wait.
Republicans have failed us once again by voting against the much-needed
Women’s Health Protection Act – and their message is more clear than it's
ever been: Our livelihoods and rights to bodily autonomy simply do not
matter to them.

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fight does not and will not end here. We’re in this, together, for the
long haul.

Here’s what happened: Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
announced that he would bring the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) up
for a vote. This is a bill that would protect the right to abortion
throughout the United States and guard against the medically unnecessary
abortion restrictions being pushed forward by state politicians. Today
that vote to protect women failed.

Now it’s time to double down: We’re reaching out to Senators, sharing your
signatures, your stories, and contributions, and pushing Congress to take
immediate action. We’re going to rallies, shouting as loud as we can,
meeting with our lawmakers, and collaborating with organizations
nationally to protect access to abortion care for all. And we won’t stop
until we have the rights we deserve!

[ [link removed] ]Help us continue to ensure our voices are heard! We need support
through donations for the next phases of our fight. Will you support us?

We can (we must) win. The House-passed WHPA in its entirety. It
highlighted our need for affordable and accessible reproductive health
care for young women and mothers, Black women, trans people, immigrant
women, and other communities of color that are marginalized and whose
reproductive health care needs are too often ignored.

This is critical to mothers: Six in ten women who have abortions are
already mothers, with studies showing many are choosing not to have
another child to protect the well-being of their existing family; and moms
want abortion care to be accessible to all who need it. [1]

Although we are grateful for our Congressional champions and swift action
of many leaders to protect our rights in this moment, we need every
lawmakers to fully show up for people and communities fighting for racial,
economic, and reproductive justice, to commit to protecting our rights,
and to acknowledge that abortion-specific restrictions are a tool of
gender oppression, as they target health care services that are used
primarily by women.

[ [link removed] ]Your gift will help resource our movement towards reproductive justice
and ensuring accessible, affordable abortion care for generations to come.
Please donate today!

Let's be clear: As of now, abortion is still legal with various levels of
access in every state. If the SCOTUS leak reflects the final decision
overturning Roe, we will see an increase in maternal morbidity rates
across the board. People will not stop having abortions, but more people
will be harmed from unsafe abortions. Also, because racial disparities and
social, health, environmental, and economic determinants already exists,
the highest amount of people that will suffer annually from unsafe
abortions will be Black women and women of color.

Read our statements from Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, Kristin
Rowe-Finkbeiner and Campaign Director of Reproductive Justice, Diarra Aida
Diouf:

“Today’s U.S. Senate vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is
a bitter disappointment and a painful reminder of how badly out of touch
Senate Republicans are with their constituents and their country.

“With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to strip away our right to privacy
and with it, women’s autonomy and ability to be free and equal members
of society, America’s moms, women and families are counting on Congress
to protect our fundamental right to choose if, when, and how many
children to have. The House of Representatives passed WHPA in its
entirety but today Republicans defeated even a modified version of it in
the U.S. Senate. This is tyranny of the minority, a failure of
democracy, and a denial of our essential rights and freedoms. It puts
the health, lives, and economic security of America’s moms and women at
grave risk.

“The majority of people who seek abortion care are moms, and our lives
will change in fundamental, truly appalling ways if lawmakers are
allowed to make our most personal health decisions. Low-income women,
women of color, young and immigrant women, and those who are LGBTQ+ will
surely suffer the most. At some point, if we have a hostile Congress and
President, every woman in America will lose the fundamental right to
abortion. That would be devastating.” -Statement of Kristin
Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising

“Abortion is legal today but unless Congress acts, that seems likely to
change. The Supreme Court could imperil not just our fundamental right
to abortion care but also our right to access birth control. The same
people who support abortion bans have long opposed free birth control,
improved maternal health care, paid family/medical leave, affordable
childcare, and more. And we fear that the Supreme Court will reverse
other fundamental rights, including marriage equality, LGBTQ rights, and
more.”

“It is more important than ever that Congress protect our fundamental
rights and freedoms.”

-Statement of Diarra Aida Diouf, Campaign Director, Maternal Justice,
Reproductive Justice and Youth Justice, MomsRising

Thank you for taking action! After you’ve contributed, we invite you to
join our partners in reproductive rights organizations in dozens of cities
across the country this Saturday, May 14th to say: #BansOffOurBodies! Find
out more about what’s happening in your community here:
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In Solidarity,
- Diarra, Monifa, Tina, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder
Team

P.S. Given the recent security concerns about pro-choice mobilization and
rallying, we encourage you to take every precaution to ensure the safety
of you and your loved ones. We advise you to consider this as you think
about bringing children: Before attending, be sure to curate a security
and exit plan, including safety routes, in the case of an emergency. Be
sure to stay hydrated and alert-- bring water, snacks, a charged
cell-phone, and wear comfortable closed-toe shoes. *Here’s the link again
to find a rally near you:
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P.P.S. [ [link removed] ]Click here to share your story with us! We will gather our
voices and pressure federal and state elected leaders to act now!

P.P.S.S. To make a direct donation to the National Network of Abortion
Funds, which works to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion
access for millions across the country, [ [link removed] ]click here. Use the [ [link removed] ]M+A
Hotline if you or someone you love needs a confidential, private and
secure phone and text hotline for self-managed miscarriage or abortion. If
you or someone you love have questions about self-managed abortion and the
law, the Repro Legal Helpline is a free, confidential source for legal
advice and information on self-managed abortion. Visit
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Citations:

[1] [ [link removed] ]‘Who Gets Abortions In America?’, New York Times, Dec. 2021.


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