THREAD: I want to take a moment to talk about the Republican led Reproductive Choice Act—& why it’s not a solution to the problems we’re facing with abortion rights. 1/6
Introduced by Sens Collins & Murkowski, this bill *does not* protect the right to abortion across the country should Roe be overturned. And it doesn’t do anything to address the abortion access crisis. 2/6
In fact, their bill would actually weaken current protections for the right to abortion, & it would allow medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion to block care from people who really need it in states across the country. Their bill wouldn’t block bans like #SB8 in TX. 3/6
But that’s not all. Their bill also doesn’t have any sort of enforcement mechanism, so neither the federal government nor the individuals harmed by dangerous abortion bans would be able to challenge those anti-choice laws in court. 4/6
There is a way for Collins & Murkowski to protect the right to abortion— they could vote YES on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill to safeguard the legal right to abortion, even if Roe’s overturned. 5/6
The only legislation that would safeguard the right to abortion in the U.S. is the Women’s Health Protection Act. If they're serious about protecting abortion rights, Collins & Murkowski will vote for it. 6/6
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