ACLU Supporter, as you read this, our reproductive freedom is under attack.

From Texas to Ohio, extremists are pushing forward their plans to strip us of our fundamental right to bodily autonomy. And, as is usually the case with the criminal legal system, when abortion is criminalized, the people who are most likely to be investigated and prosecuted are Black, Latinx, and those with less financial means.

We deserve a world where health care providers can put a patient's health first by providing abortion care.

We deserve a world where a pregnant person has the power to control their future and their body by making their own deeply personal medical decisions.

No one should face criminal charges for reproductive health care. That's why I joined the ACLU to launch the Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative (ACDI) – which is mobilizing a network of criminal defense attorneys to defend providers, supporters, and those who access abortion care, should they face criminal investigation or prosecution.

But I'll be honest with you, ACLU Supporter: Running vital programs like this takes a lot of resources – and as a nonprofit organization, the ACLU relies on supporters like you to give what they can to fund our work.

That's why we set a goal to raise $100,000 before our fiscal year ends on March 31, and I'm counting on your support to help us reach it. So please, ACLU Supporter, I'm personally asking: Will you give $35 or more right now before our fiscal year deadline – to help us reach our goal and power the fight for our civil liberties in the months ahead?

We deserve a world where our right to abortion is not criminalized. Thank you for believing in reproductive freedom. Together, I know we can win this fight.

Lauren Johnson
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Director of the Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative, ACLU