Being pregnant in America is more dangerous than ever, thanks to MAGA.
Since our constitutional right to abortion fell when Roe v Wade was overturned by the conservative-majority on the Supreme Court three years ago:
Abortion bans have led to preventable deaths, traumatic injuries, rising maternal and infant mortality rates, and less access to reproductive health providers for more people.
Access to abortion care often means traveling hundreds of miles and paying thousands out of pocket.
Lawmakers are pushing to criminalize abortion care and restrict other reproductive health care like birth control and IVF.
But we’re not backing down. We’re organizing, mobilizing, and growing stronger every day.
If you’re reading this, chances are you remember where you were when you heard the devastating news that Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Three years after the conservative-majority on the Supreme Court toppled our constitutional right to abortion in the Dobbs decision, pregnant people are at greater risk than ever before.
In case you haven’t been following every headline, here’s a quick summary of the devastatingand unprecedented crisis we’re facing today in the fight for reproductive freedom.
Pregnant people suffering and dying from abortion bans.
Abortion bans have created chaos, confusion, and devastating harm. The results are tragic—and avoidable. Patients are denied the medical care they urgently need. Pregnant people are suffering traumatic harm, and in some cases died, leaving behind grieving families.
And we may never know the full scope of harm—because bans create silence, fear, and stigma. And because the agencies designed to track this data are being dismantled.
2x more likely to die People in abortion ban states are nearly twice as likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth.
Infant deaths up 5.6%Infant deaths rose by 5.6% in the 14 states that banned abortion after Roe fell.
5 known deathsCountless lives have been lost, including the preventable deaths of Josseli Barnica in Texas, and Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller in Georgia. And, we may never know the full scope of harm.
Abortion bans are devastating access to reproductive health care.
We’re facing a shortage of reproductive health providers—and bans are making it worse. When abortion is under attack, all reproductive care suffers.
Providers and doctors are:
Some lawmakers want to charge abortion providers and patients with murder
Abortion now comes with forced travel, high costs—and the fear of criminal charges.
At least 10 states have introduced bills giving fetuses or embryos legal rights—opening the door to murder charges for abortion care (including Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas). While these bills did not pass, they represent a troubling trend, and indicate how far anti-abortion extremists will go to punish pregnant people and providers.
Criminalizing care and forcing people to cross state lines doesn’t stop abortions. It just makes them harder, more expensive, and more dangerous.
AT THE SAME TIME, ABORTION IS HARDER THAN EVER TO ACCESS:
✊🏿The Reproductive Freedom Crisis is Intersectional
Abortion bans don’t impact everyone equally.
They hit hardest for people already facing barriers to health care and safety—especially:
Black and Indigenous communities. Black women who already face 3-4x higher rates of maternal mortality are also targeted for criminalization more than other groups.
LGBTQ+ people, who are more likely to be denied care or mistreated by providers.
Immigrants, who often fear increased criminalization or immigration-related consequences like detention or deportation.
People with disabilities, who face discrimination and access issues in the medical system.
Young people, who face legal and financial hurdles to getting care.
And low-income communities, who are least able to travel or afford abortion out of pocket.
Reproductive freedom is about more than abortion. It’s about bodily autonomy, health equity, and justice—for everybody.
✅ Still True: 8 in 10 Americans Support the Legal Right to Abortion
Most Americans still believe in the right to abortion.
Yet Trump, Republicans, and their anti-abortion extremist allies keep pushing laws, policies, lies, and other sneaky tactics that take away care—from abortion to birth control to IVF.
It will take all of us doing everything we can to build the future we want. Will you join the fight for reproductive freedom and become a volunteer today?
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