Tomorrow, Jan. 22, will mark the 49th anniversary of the landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide and ensured the basic rights of reproductive privacy and self-determination.
With the Supreme Court, for underlying religious reasons, poised to overturn or negate Roe later this year, the Senate must act now to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. The act, which has passed the House, will codify the protections in Roe regardless of what the high court does. It would also render unenforceable the many medically unnecessary and burdensome restrictions against abortion passed by various state legislatures.
Please take a moment to ask your senators to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. The lives of millions of women depend on our secular action — since religion has always been at the heart of the push for anti-choice legislation.
Read FFRF’s WHPA testimony letter here.
Talking Points
Jan. 22 marks the 49th anniversary of the landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide and ensured the basic rights of reproductive privacy and self-determination. It is now endangered. Please vote in favor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify the provisions of Roe. The shocking enactment of an unconstitutional abortion ban in Texas and across the country, with the Supreme Court refusing to intervene, is a wake-up call that immediate action is required to protect access to safe and legal abortion nationwide.
