Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center:
“As our nation grapples with the reality of the approaching debt ceiling, leaders face an important crossroad that could change the trajectory of families’ economic stability and quality of life, today, and for generations to come. Lawmakers have a choice between passing a clean increase to the debt ceiling, as they’ve done numerous times in the past, or imposing cuts to essential programs and services that could devastate communities, industries and individuals. One thing must be made clear: taking away programs that support women, LGBTQ+ people, and families, like SNAP/nutrition assistance and Medicaid, is not an option.
“We urge lawmakers to consider the effects of these decisions on the millions of families who keep our economy going. They are lives to be valued, not political leverage. We at NWLC will continue to demand from our elected officials the freedom for mothers, caregivers and families to thrive and live with dignity, equality and security. To that end, we call on Congress to pass a clean debt ceiling before it’s too late.”
