John—

I'm sure you've seen the news — from Texas to Ohio, extremist officials are brazenly exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to push their political agenda and achieve their longtime goal of banning abortion.¹

Let me make this very clear: Reproductive freedom is for every body. Period, full stop. And we're going to make sure that every anti-choice official knows we will never, ever back down from protecting this fundamental right, no matter what disinformation they try to spread.

We've got a chance right now to make sure politicians don't exploit the COVID-19 crisis to come between you and essential, time-sensitive healthcare — and that starts with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar releasing federal guidance protecting access to abortion care during this crisis.

Speak out and send a message to HHS Secretary Alex Azar now telling him to explicitly protect access to abortion care »

It’s critical that Secretary Azar hears from you because more than 50 anti-choice groups have already called on HHS to take steps to halt access to abortion as part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.² We can’t let anti-choice extremists dominate this conversation and exploit this crisis to restrict our reproductive freedom.

The anti-choice movement continues to weaponize disinformation to muddy the waters as they pounce on the opportunity to further erode access to abortion. We can’t stand by as anti-choice extremists put their personal beliefs above our collective health and well-being.

We have to be louder. HHS needs to hear from all of us — including you, John — to show that we are the true majority.

We're not backing down, but that means we need you with us. Help us flood HHS with letters by sending a message to Alex Azar now. It only takes a moment to add your name — but it could be the thing that protects care for people who need it.

Your voice really matters in defending reproductive freedom — and I'm so thankful that you are using it.

Sincerely,

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Ilyse Hogue
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

Sources:

As more states look to ban abortion during pandemic, legal battles erupt nationwide, Washington Post, Apr. 1, 2020.
Anti-abortion groups seek halt to abortions during coronavirus pandemic, NBC News, Mar. 25, 2020.

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