Dear Network,
A leaked draft of a legal opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Alito revealed that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and is likely to do so in the months to come. The Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a challenge to a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi, is expected to gut legal precedent and eliminate constitutional protection for abortion.
We are alive with rage. While we anticipated this potential outcome, it’s impossible not to feel appalled. The disregard expressed in this opinion for the basic human right to make decisions about our own bodies is disconnected and dangerous. This moment is about abortion, and it’s about so much more—systems of white supremacy and oppression are the foundation upon which this draft opinion is built.
In the immediate aftermath of the leak, it needs to be very clear:
Abortion is still legal.
Abortion clinics and funds are open and ready to support people in every state. To find a clinic in the US, go to www.ineedana.com. If you need help with the cost of an abortion or the expenses connected to getting care, we have a list of all the member abortion funds in our network.
Whatever happens next, abortion funds will continue doing what they do best—helping people get abortions. What abortion funds need now is your support: they need you to continue to donate, they need you to trust and follow their leadership, and they need you to share their work and their calls to action with your family and friends. None of us can be silent or stunned into inaction ever again.
This network is powerful. On the night the leaked opinion was made public, we received such an outpouring of support that our website crashed. Through the evening and into the next morning, over a million people searched our site, ready to connect with local abortion funds.
Keep the momentum going:
- Get involved. Support our powerful community of local abortion funds. Join events and fundraising campaigns.
- Follow #LiberateAbortion on social media, and sign up for Liberate Abortion updates to track national mobilizations (while following the lead of abortion funds for local actions).
- Donate to abortion funds.