Friends,
Appalling. Shocking. Dreadful.
When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade last month, a decades-long radical agenda was achieved. Against what Americans want. Against women. Against all of us.
Make no mistake how radical this was:
“Rescinding an individual right in its entirety and conferring it on the State, [is] an action the Court takes today for the first time in history.”
“Today, the Court . . . says that from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of. A State can force her to bring a pregnancy to term, even at the steepest personal and familial costs.”
Make no mistake how political this was. Those quotes from the 3 dissenters highlight what the 5 radical Justices did – 3 of them just appointed by Donald Trump – pursuing an agenda to remake our country and revive shameful discrimination against women and pregnant people.
They hope we forget that one of those Court seats was stolen from President Obama. Or that those 3 new Justices assured the Senate of their commitment to settled law and respect for precedent. We can’t forget.
Women and girls in America now have no federal rights to protect them against (male-dominated) legislatures who can force them to bear children against their will. Even victims of rape or those facing personal peril from pregnancy. Even if everyone in a family, and their doctor and their faith, support this most intimate and personal decision to have an abortion. It’s horrific.
Anyone who can become pregnant faces terrible dilemmas, about where to live, go to school, or work – if they have the means to make such choices.
Our state is poised to pursue this abhorrent opportunity with shameful fervor. Our gerrymandered and 77%-male state legislature meets in Special Session this month with avowed purpose to implement a post-Roe world. This threatens all of us.
We must make ourselves heard. With our votes. And our wallets. And our voices. And our bodies. If you want to join a statewide rally on July 25th, to make clear to our legislature how we feel, see details below.
Howsoever you can, get engaged and fight for our future. An unprecedented reversal of basic individual rights must be answered. It may take time, but we shall overcome. Thanks for all you do.
Democratically yours,
John
P.S. Monday, July 25th is the big “Bans Off Indiana” rally at noon to make sure the Statehouse hears what we think about our rights. Our campaign has chartered a bus to offer free transportation up and back, leaving Bloomington at 9:30am and returning around 4pm. More information is available here: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=414512544027692&set=a.307403311405283 and you can sign up here to join us: https://forms.gle/N9aRhKkymqAwWmWX8 Join us if you can. Thank you for your support, which makes these direct actions possible. Onward.