You are invited!
Craig R. O’Connor, Planned
Parenthood of Southern New England
Please join us for our second South County Action Forum as
we talk about what we are doing here in Rhode Island and across the nation to
defend reproductive freedom.
Be a part of the amazing movement to pass
legislation to protect reproductive rights in Rhode Island no matter
what happens at federal level.
South County: What's Next for Reproductive Freedom?
February 14, 7-8:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Society, 27 North Rd,
Peace Dale, RI
Please RSVP by clicking
HERE.
Agenda
- Speakers include local activists and Craig O'Connor from Planned Parenthood Votes! RI.
- Update on what is happening in Rhode Island and in Washington, DC
- Planning next steps
- Taking action to support legislation
- Meeting with our elected officials
Background
The outcome of the national elections means the threat to
reproductive rights and access to health care, right here in Rhode Island, is
frighteningly real.
That is why several of your neighbors are calling us
together for a community meeting on reproductive freedom for residents of
Northern RI.
What's at Stake?
Donald Trump has pledged to support defunding Planned
Parenthood, repealing the Affordable Care Act, and to appoint anti-abortion judges
to the Supreme Court.
If Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that
protects legal abortion, is overturned, control over reproductive rights will
return to the states.
That is deeply concerning: Rhode Island
receives an F
from NARAL Pro-Choice America, and is considered hostile to
abortion rights by the Guttmacher Institute.
In fact, the Rhode Island
Constitution says, in Section 2, that "Nothing in this section shall
be construed to grant or secure any right relating to abortion or the
funding thereof."
In the next weeks and months, there will be a lot of
activity to defend and expand reproductive rights in Rhode Island. Rhode
Islanders are ready to fight for reproductive freedom, no matter what happens
in DC!
Together, we will fight to protect reproductive freedom. And
we will stand strong against the hateful rhetoric and policies threatening so
many communities across the country - including women, immigrants, people
of color, the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, and more.
For right now, please know that we will never back down, our
doors will not close, and we will not stop fighting.
