Tell Gov. Kay Ivey to reject Alabama's dangerous abortion ban

The government's increased control and politicization of women's bodies is unacceptable. Families in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and communities across the nation are under attack, and Governor Kay Ivey has just days to make a decision to veto a dangerous bill being sent to her desk. She should veto the bill.

Every person has the non-negotiable human right to determine whether, when, and how to create a family. In Alabama, pregnant people face many barriers impeding their ability to access the general and reproductive healthcare they need.

People espousing "pro-life" politics frequently talk about how much they love pregnant people and babies. However, their political agenda does not extend to ensuring that pregnancy and birth are safe for pregnant people or that parents, children, and families can access the healthcare they need to live healthy lives.

The state of Alabama's refusal to expand Medicaid access has caused a decrease in the number of local hospitals and healthcare providers in urban and rural areas. This means that a large number of pregnant people are going without the prenatal, birth, and postnatal care needed to ensure healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes. Maternal and infant mortality rates remain high in Alabama, but those shouting about the need to "protect babies" from abortion are hostile or indifferent to initiatives like Medicaid expansion that would make a tangible, positive impact on the health of Alabamians.

In solidarity with the thousands of Alabamians who need abortion access every year and the millions of Alabamians who have had and benefited from abortion access, we demand that the Governor veto the extreme abortion restriction bill.