meet 5 pro-choice champions leading the fight for abortion rights

Less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 14 states have ‘totally or almost completely banned’ abortions. You are receiving this email from 314 Action Fund because you’ve previously expressed interest or taken part in our efforts. If you’d rather not get all of our updates you can [click here]( for only the most important emails. To unsubscribe instantly [you can click here.]( [Less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 14 states have ‘totally or almost completely banned’ abortions.]( Republicans are only SIX seats short of winning anti-abortion majorities in both chambers of Congress – and many of them have already voiced support for a national abortion ban if they win control next year. [In the House and Senate, these pro-choice women with backgrounds in medicine and science have LED THE FIGHT to defend abortion access year after year. But before we go into detail, we’re asking if you’ll give $10 before midnight so we can power their efforts to protect abortion rights >>]( [DONATE TO ELECT PRO-CHOICE WOMEN »]( [Rep. Kim Schrier, MD](. Kim Schrier, MD, is a physician that made history as the first Democrat to win Washington’s 8th Congressional District in history. Her race was considered one of the most competitive and expensive House races in 2018 and House Republicans have already labeled defeating her a top priority of theirs. That hasn’t stopped her from being a fearless leader on reproductive rights: She introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act after Roe v. Wade was overturned to PROTECT doctors who provide legal abortion care from criminal penalties, fines, and jail time. Reminder: In 20 states, doctors can be threatened with 2-15 years of jail time for violating GOP abortion bans, in some cases even if it is to save the life of the mother. --------------------------------------------------------------- [ Rep. Lauren Underwood, RN](. Lauren Underwood, RN, is one of the only pro-choice nurses in Congress and is the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress. Not only did she win a historically GOP-held House seat in 2018 but her 2020 race was so close her opponent didn’t concede for WEEKS! Lauren sponsored the historic Black Maternal Health Momnibus, a group of more than one dozen bills aimed at addressing maternal health, infant mortality, and the health of mothers in the aftermath of their pregnancies in modern history. Reminder: Women of color in the United States are far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes and Republicans have targeted funding for Medicaid and reproductive health care service providers who try to help expecting and recent mothers. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rep. Melanie Stansbury](. Melanie Stansbury is one of the few environmental experts in Congress who won a landmark and historic special election in 2021 despite the odds (and flipped a tough-as-nails GOP seat in the state legislature prior). Melanie co-sponsored the My Body, My Data Act of 2022 after Roe v. Wade was overturned, which would protect information and data related to sexual and reproductive health from being sold or accessed by Republicans looking to target women in states where abortion is illegal (or to pursue women who seek abortion care in abortion safe havens out-of-state). Reminder: Republicans in a dozen states have moved to restrict who can access mail related to abortion care and several states have expressed interest in tracking private travel and menstrual information of women to prosecute them for bypassing GOP abortion bans. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD](. Yadira Caraveo, MD, is a pediatrician who became the go-to expert for public health and healthcare related legislation in Colorado’s local politics. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight gave Yadira Caraveo a 91% chance of losing this newly created House district. Yadira won this LIKELY Republican race by less than 2,000 votes. In Congress, Yadira joined the Pro Choice Caucus where she helped introduce a resolution to reaffirm the FDA’s authority to approve medication for abortion care after a conservative judge tried to BAN the most commonly prescribed abortion pill in all 50 states. Reminder: A federal court just revoked FDA approval of mifepristone, a drug that has been proven safe and effective for abortion care for more than two decades, bucking scientific evidence in favor of political ideology. --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Sen. Tammy {NAME}]Tammy {NAME}]( a background in mathematics, and made history as the first LGBTQ woman ever elected to both the House and the Senate in U.S. history. Republicans won Wisconsin’s Senate race last November by just 1% and experts predict her race will be decided by razor thin margins. In the Senate, Tammy introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023, a comprehensive bill that would restore reproductive rights to the millions of Americans living under abortion bans, effectively codifying Roe v. Wade into law once and for all. Reminder: In Wisconsin, the state Tammy represents, a 1849 abortion ban is currently in effect that criminalizes abortions throughout the state. --------------------------------------------------------------- [These pro-choice women have championed reproductive rights in Congress and they are counting on our help to power their work. Can we count on you to donate as little as $5 to keep these five women in office?]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will be immediately proccessed. [CHIP IN $10 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $25 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $50 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $100 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $200 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN ANOTHER AMOUNT »]( Thank you, 314 Action PAID FOR BY 314 ACTION FUND, 314ACTION.ORG, NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR ANY CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. 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