NARAL Pro-Choice America Issues Statement on Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh
"We can't forget what America was like before Roe and we know the reality today for so many women in so many states across the nation where our right to make the most fundamental decisions about our bodies, our families, and our lives has been all but eradicated.
"Kavanaugh would use the Court as a tool to doom all women to that fate. Ending Roe doesn't end abortion; it simply means we have a country where abortion is illegal and women and doctors become criminals. Kavanaugh recently argued that a young woman, despite meeting all of
"This fight goes beyond Roe. This is a battle for the very heart and soul of our country and the result is about nothing less than whether women will be second class citizens for generations to come. Senators hold the keys to women's fundamental freedoms in their hands. The majority of Americans support legal access to abortion and every senator must vote only to confirm a justice who recognizes and affirmatively declares that the
'Senators must understand that voters, including two million NARAL members, will not forget a vote to overturn Roe and criminalize women--not today and most certainly not at the ballot box. We need senators who understand it isn't their place to play judge and jury on women. The message is clear: every senator must stand unequivocally for our fundamental freedoms, or they will pay the price in November."
* Current position: Circuit Judge,
* Appointed by anti-choice President
* Served as Senior Associate Counsel and in various other positions in the anti-choice
* Active in the conservative
* Has contributed to anti-choice, extreme politicians including
* Issued a strongly-worded dissent against a
* In a heated dissent in Priests for Life v. HHS, Kavanaugh argued that the Affordable Care Act's religious accommodation to the contraceptive-coverage policy placed a substantial burden on religious employers' beliefs, even "if the religious organizations are misguided in thinking that this scheme...makes them complicit in facilitating contraception or abortion."
This is the moment NARAL was made for. NARAL, The People's Defense, and grassroots activists will hold a National Day of Action, "Stand For Justice" on
NARAL is also launching a 50-state strategy campaign, called the "Reality of Roe," to create meaningful opportunities for people across the country to take action--to speak out and stand up for our fundamental freedoms. Thousands of NARAL members have already called their senators, and then called their friends to ask them to do the same. NARAL held a tele-town hall with Senators Gillibrand and Merkley to discuss what's at stake, and over 11,000 NARAL members across 48 states joined to find out how they can help. NARAL has also launched digital ads in
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