Friend – Today, families and communities all across the country are still reeling from the Court's disastrous, callous and draconian ruling yesterday.

If you're like me, you're angry right now. But we must channel that anger into action:

Please, will you split a donation between the National Network of Abortion Funds and the Reclaim MI WIN Fund (which will directly help in Michigan and across the region) to aid in covering costs for people seeking an abortion and other reproductive health care? Your donation will make a real impact on the people who need it most, I promise. Here's the best link to give: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/gp-protectabortionaccess

This is personal for me, friend. I watched my first wife be denied her right to a medically necessary abortion. I know what that gut punch of fear and helplessness feels like. It's terrifying – and it's a feeling that millions of families have experienced.

In issuing this ruling, which destroys nearly half a century of precedent, the Supreme Court is essentially telling those families, "We don't care about your pain. We don't care about your health. We don't care about your right to control your own bodies and determine your own futures."

I refuse to accept that this is our future. As Senator from Michigan and Chair of the DSCC, you have my promise that I will do everything – everything – within my power to restore the rights promised by Roe v. Wade and pass legislation that will protect reproductive freedoms for generations to come.

That's why I've set a goal to raise $15,000 for the National Network of Abortion Funds and the Reclaim MI WIN Fund. Our fundraising deadline is at 11:59 p.m. tonight, so please, can I count on you to split a donation between these two groups? Supporting groups like these two is one of the most direct and impactful ways to defend reproductive freedoms.

I know this is a difficult time, but we cannot give up or tune out. 

– Gary