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When choice is on the ballot, choice wins.
John,
In striking down Roe v. Wade last June, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans do not have the constitutional right to an abortion. As a result, reproductive health care is being attacked and dismantled state by state — as you can see in the map below.
But it's not all bad news: thanks to the success of Democrats in last year's midterm elections, we were able to protect abortion access for tens of millions of Americans. Now, we're gearing up to do it again in 2023 and 2024.
Are you ready to keep fighting back? Donate now to help elect the next wave of Democratic pro-choice women who will work to protect and restore abortion rights nationwide.
Here's a breakdown of where abortion laws currently stand across the country:
- Abortion is banned in Idaho, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and West Virginia.
- In Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Ohio, Indiana, and South Carolina, laws banning abortion have been temporarily blocked by courts.
- Abortion is still legal — for now — in Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. In North Carolina, the GOP-controlled legislature is working on a ban that the Democratic governor has vetoed before — and they only need the support of one Democrat in the state legislature to override the veto. In the other five states, the only way to ensure the continued legality of abortion is to flip their state legislatures and/or defeat their GOP governors in 2024.
- In the 23 remaining states, abortion is legal and likely to remain protected — if we're able to protect the Senate and take back the House in 2024. Republicans in Congress have made it clear they intend to pass a national abortion ban if they regain power.
The last election proved that the only way to prevent and reverse abortion bans is to keep anti-choice Republicans out of power at all levels of government. We now know that when choice is on the ballot, choice wins.
Donate to help elect Democratic pro-choice women who will fight for reproductive rights everywhere in 2023 and 2024:
https://emilyslist.org/go/Help-Elect-More-Women-This-March
Thank you,
Madhur Bansal (she/her/hers)
Vice President of Research, EMILYs List
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