Friend – as the former President of Planned Parenthood, I know that this moment is really tough. I know so many of you are feeling scared and angry – but I cannot stress this enough: We cannot let up for even one moment. 

The minute that we stop fighting back against extremist anti-choice politicians like Marco Rubio and their brazen attacks on women's rights, we let them win.

They're banking on our staying silent and staying scared – because they know that if we come together, we will win. That's why I'm reaching out with a request today, friend:

If you're as furious as I am that 36 million women no longer have the right to control their own bodies and health-care decisions – and that this next generation will be forced to live in a post-Roe world filled with fear – then I need you to stand up, speak out and fight back against the GOP immediately by contributing $5 to Val Demings' campaign today so she can retire Rubio and stop Republicans from enacting a nationwide abortion ban.

Here's the bottom line: The fight for reproductive freedom will take place in the Senate – and Val Demings' race in Florida WILL determine whether we expand our pro-choice majority, abolish the filibuster and protect reproductive rights in federal law. The problem is that polls show her neck and neck with Marco Rubio, and national Republicans just poured $1.5 MILLION into attack ads to defeat her – so she desperately needs your support. 

I need you to keep pushing for a future where the government has NO say over a woman's reproductive choices from coast to coast – and one of the best ways to do that is by contributing to Val Demings' campaign right now. 

Please, friend, I'm personally asking you to take a stand for reproductive rights and donate $5 – or whatever you can spare before midnight – to help Val Demings surge ahead in the polls, defeat Marco Rubio and secure federally protected access to abortion.

Thank you,

Cecile Richards