Friend,

As the former president of Planned Parenthood, I cannot emphasize enough just how important it is for us to elect a pro-choice majority in the U.S. Senate. That's why I'm doing everything I can to support Val Demings' race against Marco Rubio, and I'm personally asking you to do the same. 

There is simply no other way to put it: GOP extremists are taking control over women's reproductive decisions and bodies across the country. And if the Republican Party has its way, this is only the beginning. They will not stop until a national abortion ban is passed through Congress. We can stop them – and save reproductive choice – by electing pro-choice women like Val Demings. 

Not only will this race in Florida decide Senate control, Val Demings has pledged to abolish the filibuster so we can enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Her opponent, Marco Rubio, on the other hand, is a man who has fought for governmental control of women's bodies at every moment of his career. We must retire this extremist, elect Val Demings and expand our Democratic Senate majority!

With polls showing Val Demings and Marco Rubio neck and neck, NOW is the time where grassroots activists like you can step up and change the trajectory of Florida's Senate race and the future of our nation. Please, will you rush a donation of $5 or more – whatever you can spare to help Val Demings hit her next big fundraising goal – so we reach more voters, beat Marco Rubio, end the filibuster and finally have the ability to save our reproductive freedom?

Thank you,

Cecile Richards