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Dear Friend,

Are we on the world’s most horrifying episode of Punk’D? No. We’re people
in the United States facing crisis after crisis. 

We’ve been fighting so hard to win legislative change like paid family and
medical leave that will help our families achieve economic security…and
then here comes the Supreme Court two weeks ago overturning Roe v. Wade
and striping away our autonomy, our right to be free and equal members of
society, and our ability to access the abortion care we need.  

And, in the middle of this, some conservative anti-choice lawmakers have
even had the audacity to suggest that access to abortion services won’t be
needed if our country would finally pass paid family and medical leave –
even as they’ve opposed passing paid family and medical leave for decades
to the extent that ZERO states with abortion bans have access to paid
family and medical leave!?!?! [ [link removed] ][ [link removed] ]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This is not an either/or situation. We need access to
abortion care and we also need paid family and medical leave – [1]and we
need them both RIGHT now.

[2]→ Congress needs to act quickly to pass comprehensive and permanent
paid family and medical leave and also restore abortion rights across the
country.

Look, it’s not lost on us that the states that will have the biggest
restrictions on abortion access are also states where zero paid family and
medical leave laws have been passed. ZERO. The ideology at work here is
control – and cruelty (and forcing moms and parents out of much-needed
jobs) is the point. Our freedom is at stake. 

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The truth of the matter is that most people who have abortions are already
moms. [2] Access to abortion care and paid family and medical leave are
both extremely important for families economic security, which in turn
benefits our country’s economic security too.

Congress needs to act quickly to pass paid family and medical leave and
also restore abortion rights. 

[ [link removed] ]→ Congress needs to act quickly to pass comprehensive and permanent
paid family and medical leave and also restore abortion rights across the
country.

Our country CAN be better than this, that’s a sentiment I want to believe
with my entire heart and soul. We deserve, no, our country deserves
policies that support and protect its citizens, their liberties and their
human rights.  

Thanks for being in the fight with us, 

- Namatie, Ruth, Kristin, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder
Team

P.S.– Personal experiences are powerful and can make a HUGE difference in
helping elected leaders understand how public policies impact families so
they can move change. We want to hear more from YOU! Can you take a second
and follow the link below to share your personal story about how having,
or NOT having, access to job-protected paid leave or affordable, quality
child care has impacted your family in the pandemic?
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P.S.S. In light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, MomsRising
is fighting on all fronts to guarantee people have safe access to abortion
services. One very important way you can help is to share your abortion
story with us.

I know this isn’t always an easy story to tell, and you might be hesitant
to do so. But, sharing your story is important right now. We need to show
the various ways women use abortion services and their reasons why, how
common this form of healthcare is, the impact lack of access to abortion
services may have, and why this issue is so critical. You can share
anonymously if you prefer. You can share your abortion story (and
encourage others to do so as well) by going here:
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References: 

[1] [ [link removed] ]How feasible are Republicans’ ‘pro-family’ plans in wake of new
abortion restrictions? 
[2] [ [link removed] ]Rubio Parental Leave Proposal Would Weaken Social Security
[3] [ [link removed] ]Who Gets Abortions in America?


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