Dear MoveOn member,
Last night, a draft copy of the Supreme Court decision on abortion rights was leaked to POLITICO, and it is the worst case-scenario come true.1
The draft opinion, written by the far-right extremist justice Samuel Alito, states that "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start…We hold that Roe and Casey [the 1992 decision affirming Roe] must be overruled."2
If this nightmarish opinion becomes reality, it will mean that abortion will be banned or extremely limited in at least 26 states, and the right to bodily autonomy will bestripped from tens of millions of people—especially low-income people and communities of color—across the United States.3
Sadly, MoveOn and our allies have been preparing for this moment for months, and we are ready to flood the streets, protest, rally, and work together to protect abortion providers and people seeking abortions.
This decision is the culmination of 49 years of plotting by the right wing to control our bodies and strip away our rights. Together with anti-abortion extremists, the right wing has worked tirelessly to spread dangerous, fearmongering lies about abortion procedures, pass laws that chipped away at abortion access, and pack all levels of our courts with far-right judges who they knew would set the stage for this final blow.
But let's be very clear: This fight is FAR from over.
With the potential for Roe to be gone within weeks, we must turn to the Senate and demand that senators take action immediately to enshrine the right to an abortion in federal law.
No more waiting.
No more waffling from so-called moderate Democrats.
No more letting the GOP block votes by abusing the filibuster.
And no more silence from Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and other Republicans who have claimed to be support abortion rights and reproductive freedom.
Now is the time to act.
With our partners, we will do whatever it takes to protect abortion providers and demand that our elected representatives do their jobs without delay—from providing immediate support for groups on the ground, to flooding their offices with phone calls and organizing massive protests and rallies in Washington, D.C., and in states across the country.
Thanks for all you do.
–Emma, Nakia, Mana, Anne, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows," POLITICO, May 2, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162172?t=4&akid=322571%2E53570607%2EenPPCs
2. Ibid.
3. "If Roe v. Wade Falls: Travel Distance for People Seeking Abortion," Guttmacher Institute, accessed May 2, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/159436?t=6&akid=322571%2E53570607%2EenPPCs
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