I wanted to reach out to you today, because with early voting underway, voters will be making up their minds at an increasingly rapid pace. This is the most critical part of our campaign, and we need to step on the gas pedal if we’re going to defend our Democratic majority in Congress.
As we enter the last weeks of this race, I want to offer a reminder of what’s at stake. We’ve all seen the stories in Ohio of 10-year-olds having to flee to other states to receive reproductive care. If we lose our Democratic majority in Congress, the GOP will pass a national abortion ban like the one we’ve seen in Ohio, and these stories will only become grimmer.
But that’s not all. Without the option to receive care in a neighboring state, maternal deaths would skyrocket 24% overall, with marginalized groups like Black women suffering a 39% increase in maternal deaths. That’s our reality if the GOP takes Congress in November, and we have to start fighting back now if we’re going to stop them.
As a Cuyahoga County Council member and Chairwoman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Shontel Brown has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. Now, as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District, she will fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and equity and justice for all. Will you join her and be the change we need?
