[1]Beto O'Rourke
John, if I have
any regret from my time leading Planned Parenthood, it’s this:
We underestimated extremists like Greg Abbott who are willing to sacrifice
women’s rights — and even threaten their lives — in exchange for their
radical anti-choice agendas.
But it isn’t too late to fight back, John,
and nowhere is this fight more urgent than in Texas. So
before I go on, [ [link removed] ]I must urge you to donate anything you can to help get
out the vote for Beto across Texas before polls close in just three days.
We must defeat Governor Abbott’s extremism at the ballot box, and elect a
leader who trusts women to make decisions about their own bodies, health
care, and futures.
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I’ll admit it. Looking back on the last 20 years, I see that we didn’t
fully comprehend the lengths that extremists like Greg Abbott would go to
control women and our decisions.
Now, the most extreme abortion ban in America is in effect today across
Texas.
Greg Abbott’s dangerous law bans abortion beginning at conception. It has
no exception for rape and no exception for incest. Abbott even signed this
ban into law despite the fact that a full 82% of Texans oppose this
radical attack on reproductive freedom.
Please take a moment to read the stories of just a few of the Texas women
who have already suffered under Greg Abbott’s extremism. [ [link removed] ]But if you
don’t have time to read on, please chip in now. We are running out of
hours to ensure Beto defeats Greg Abbott so we can restore reproductive
freedom to Texas women.
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Outside of Houston, Ashley Brandt and her husband were thrilled to become
pregnant with twins, then tragically learned that one had a fatal birth
defect.
But under Abbott’s law, Brandt could not receive in-state abortion care to
protect the other twin, putting the delivery of a healthy baby — and the
mother’s life — at direct risk.
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In Austin, Amanda Zuraksi was losing her baby.
But under Abbott’s law, she could not receive abortion care — meaning she
had to wait until her body went into sepsis, resulting in a three-day
battle for her life in the Intensive Care Unit. The lasting effects of the
delayed care means she might not be able to have children in the future.
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In Corpus Christi, teenager Brooke Alexander found out she was pregnant 48
hours before Abbott’s first extreme abortion ban went into effect. She
raced to get an abortion.
But under Abbott’s law, she couldn’t. Her decision to control her own body
and future was taken from her by this governor.
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These are just a few of too many stories. Under Governor Abbott, Texas
women no longer control their own futures, bodies, or families.
Politicians like Abbott are forcing doctors to literally play chicken with
the lives of women like Amanda Zuraski. And Greg Abbott did all of this —
caused all of this suffering, fear, and harm — just to boost his own
political power.
That’s why I’m taking this moment to personally write you,
John.
Three days from now, we have the opportunity to defeat Greg Abbott. To
show him that we are more powerful than him. And to elect a Governor who
is right alongside us in the fight to restore women's reproductive
freedom.
Right now is our last chance to funnel grassroots resources into critical
Get Out The Vote efforts across all 254 counties of Texas so we can elect
Beto O’Rourke as a pro-choice Governor.
Are you with me?
[ [link removed] ]John, will
you contribute for the
very first time to ensure Beto can defeat Greg Abbott on
Tuesday? It’s now or never in the fight for reproductive rights.
[ [link removed] ]Donate $3
It will take a victory in Texas to restore what is rightfully ours: the
ability to make our own decisions about our bodies. I believe we can win
this. We must.
In solidarity,
Cecile
Cecile Richards
National Finance Chair, Beto for Texas
Former President of Planned Parenthood
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