When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, they stripped away an essential part of health care, risking the wellbeing and safety of women and pregnant people across the country.
The U.S. House voted last week to create a statutory right to abortion by passing the Women's Health Protection Act.
We are urging the U.S. Senate to take a stand for reproductive health justice and pass the WHPA now — suspending the filibuster if necessary to allow for a vote on this crucial legislation.
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Hi, my name is _______, and I am a constituent in PA.
With the undemocratic decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, we need our elected leaders to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act NOW. I am urging the senator to vote YES on the Women’s Health Protection Act. I also urge them to vote YES to suspend the filibuster if necessary to pass this crucial legislation. This is important to me because _____.
Thank you and have a good day.
We know that under Medicare for All, the cost of abortion care would be covered. Medicare for All legislation in the House and Senate as written would prohibit the Hyde Amendment, which currently restricts federal funds from being spent on abortion, from applying to Medicare for All funds. Passing Medicare for All would allow abortion to be included as part of guaranteed, comprehensive health care for all.
But even if we were to pass Medicare for All, the coverage of abortion care may not matter in states where it is illegal unless clear federal statutory protections for abortion care are also passed.
The Women’s Health Protection Act would protect the right to an abortion at the federal level, establishing a right for health professionals to provide most abortion care without any medically unnecessary restrictions or limitations and a right of patients to receive that care.
The WHPA passed in the House last week — now is the Senate’s time to act even if that means suspending the filibuster to ensure it can pass.
And as we fight to pass the WHPA, we will continue the work to realize our vision for a just, equitable future — one where abortion care is not only legal, but the cost is covered and guaranteed under Medicare for All.
Thank you,
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All
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