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The petition to House members reads:
“Abortion is healthcare. I urge you to do everything in your power to protect and restore access to lifesaving abortion care, including supporting the Stop Comstock Act. A 150-year-old law written when women didn’t even have the right to vote should not be used to restrict our access to essential health care today.”
The odds may be stacked against us in Congress, but we cannot give up. We who believe in reproductive freedom are still the majority.
In times like these, it’s important to remember that we are not alone. We’ve got reproductive rights champions in Congress still fighting for and with us, including Representatives Becca Balint, Mary Gay Scanlon and Bonnie Watson Coleman. These courageous congresswomen just reintroduced the Stop Comstock Act: a bill that would repeal a 150-year-old law right-wing extremists are trying to use to ban abortion nationwide.
It’s a bill we should definitely support. But let’s be real. It’s unlikely to pass in this Congress. What we can and must do now is build momentum for it to pass in the next by consistently showing there’s massive support for it. This is a multi-year effort and we’re locked in. Will you join us? Add your name now to help us build the power, momentum and support we need to pass the Stop Comstock Act.