John—
Attacks on our reproductive freedom have no place in any bill, let alone a bill meant to respond to a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet here we are again — and anti-choice lawmakers are desperate enough for a political win that they’re trying to force restrictions on reproductive freedom into a relief bill.1
NARAL Pro-Choice America has always done everything we can to ensure you can access the reproductive healthcare you need. Now, we need our elected leaders to do the same. In this critical moment, we must expand reproductive freedom, not undermine it.
Send a message to your members of Congress right now demanding they reject this sneaky attempt to attack our reproductive freedom — and any provision in COVID-19 response bills that would take away access to reproductive healthcare.
The anti-choice radical right is obsessed with ending legal abortion and there’s no low they won’t sink to in order to advance their agenda — including exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, politicians in 13 states and counting have scrambled to use this crisis as a smokescreen to ban abortion. And with this latest move in Congress, it’s clear they’re not stopping anytime soon.
I won't sugarcoat this: We've got an uphill battle ahead. Far too many members of Congress are consumed with restricting reproductive freedom. And we've got a president who's all too willing to sign away our fundamental rights with the stroke of a pen.
But here's the good news: The majority of Americans reject these political games — and anti-choice politicians know it. That's why they’re trying to sneak it in and pass it quickly before we can organize and shut it down.
Time is running out before Congress votes — demand that your members of Congress protect reproductive freedom in COVID-19 response bills NOW.
In the second COVID-19 relief bill, the pro-choice majority in the House of Representatives blocked the GOP’s attempts to expand abortion restrictions. But in the third relief package, Senate Republicans insisted on putting ideology over science and expanded abortion restrictions as a part of the legislation. With a vote on the fourth bill fast approaching, it’s essential that your representatives hear from you today.
If we keep the pressure up, keep fighting louder and harder, we can win. And when we win, we'll be sending a clear message: We will not allow reproductive freedom to be thrown under the bus for political expediency. Not now. Not ever.
It only takes a moment to email your members of Congress and ask them to oppose any attempt to use the latest COVID-19 response bill to restrict access to reproductive healthcare.
I’m so incredibly thankful for millions of NARAL members like you who have proven — time and time again — that when we raise our voices together, we are unstoppable.
Sincerely,
Ilyse Hogue
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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