Today is International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of the achievements of women. But as we take stock of the moment we are in, today cannot be just a celebration—it must also be a call to action.

Dear MoveOn member,

Today is International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of the achievements of women. But as we take stock of the moment we are in, today cannot be just a celebration—it must also be a call to action.

You can help spread this incredibly important message with a special-edition "Roe Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling" shirt from MoveOn today.

Since last year's International Women's Day, the right-wing Supreme Court ended the right to legal abortion in America, and women, girls, trans, and gender nonconforming people in the United States have lost their rights to bodily autonomy.

In the months since that decision, 18 states have banned abortion, and six more are attempting to do the same.1

Just last week, Walgreens, the nation's second-largest pharmacy, announced that it would bow to Republican pressure and stop dispensing the pills used in medication abortions at their stores in 20 states—including at least four states where abortion remains legal.2

And as you read this email, we are awaiting a ruling from an extremist judge in Texas who may attempt to ban mifepristone, one of the two safe and effective drugs used in medication abortions and to treat many miscarriages, nationwide.3

While this news has been frightening and infuriating, there is still reason to hope—because every time abortion is on the ballot, we win.

We defended access to abortion in all five states that put it on the ballot in 2022, and we will do it again and again and again until our rights are protected in every state across the country.

Are you in this fight with us? Honor International Women's Day and the work to come by getting your special-edition "Roe Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling" T-shirt, designed by artist Fanesha Fabre, today!

Why do we say that Roe is the floor, not the ceiling?

Because while Roe kept abortion legal, that did not make it accessible to everyone who needed it—particularly Indigenous people and people of color, poor communities, and trans and gender-nonconforming people.

In the years after Roe was decided, Republicans began plotting how to work around the decision with regulations called "TRAP laws," which put ridiculous and unnecessary restrictions on abortion clinics in an effort to shut them down.4

In addition, the Hyde Amendment blocks Medicaid from covering abortion services, further restricting access to marginalized communities.5

And so many other outrageous state-level restrictions, from requirements that health providers read medically inaccurate and demeaning information to patients seeking abortions to burdensome and impossible waiting periods, put abortion out of reach for marginalized communities.

These restrictions were already unacceptable before the fall of Roe, and as we work to restore abortion rights across the country we must remove these barriers to care as well.

Here is the harsh truth: Wealthy people (including the wives, daughters, and mistresses of Republican politicians) will always be able to access abortion, and the forced-birth extremists behind these laws know that. They know that abortion bans will never affect them.

But they do affect each and every one of us, which is why we must continue to work together as a movement to fight back and restore our rights.

You can help spread this critically important message by claiming your own "Roe Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling" T-shirt now and wearing it proudly. Click here to get yours while supplies last.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelly, Elizabeth, Sana, Emma, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Six Months Post-Roe, 24 US States Have Banned Abortion or Are Likely to Do So: A Roundup," Guttmacher Institute, January 10, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170233?t=6&akid=346871%2E40999114%2EXtO4i7

2. "Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object," Politico, March 2, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170670?t=8&akid=346871%2E40999114%2EXtO4i7

3. "What to know about the abortion pill lawsuit, potential impact on access," The Washington Post, March 6, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170699?t=10&akid=346871%2E40999114%2EXtO4i7

4. "Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) Laws," Guttmacher Institute, January 22, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/170700?t=12&akid=346871%2E40999114%2EXtO4i7

5. "Hyde Amendment," Planned Parenthood Action Fund, accessed March 8, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170701?t=14&akid=346871%2E40999114%2EXtO4i7

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