Thread by @RepMaloney

On the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights across the country are no longer just being chipped away at – they are being bulldozed straight into the ground. I refuse to stand silently by and watch that happen. #Roe49 #RoevWade

Protecting reproductive rights has never been more important in our history than right now. We must fight for reproductive justice by protecting and expanding access to abortion, birth control, and all forms of reproductive health care and passing the ERA.

I’m proud to be one of the 8 in 10 Americans who support the legal right to abortion. That’s an overwhelming majority of our country, and it’s time to act like it with concrete actions to safeguard this right. It’s time to #PassWHPA and #PassERA.

If Roe fell today, 12 states have ‘trigger bans’ in place, which would ban abortions automatically. And at least 26 states are likely to also take action to ban abortion outright.

This would most effect communities of color, LGBTQ+ folks, those with low incomes, immigrants, and others who face systemic barriers to care. #AbortionIsEssential

I want to live in a world where everybody is free to make the best decisions for themselves, their families, and their lives. We aren’t full citizens—and there is no democracy—if we can’t control our own bodies. I call on my colleagues in the Senate to #PassWHPA NOW.