Last Friday, North Dakota's legislature passed a bill that bans almost all abortions in the state. This outrage comes on the heels of Arkansas politicians passing an extreme abortion ban in their state. These politicians don't think that people across the country will notice or care if they eliminate the rights of women in their state. They're wrong. When you try to ban abortion in one state — you are hurting women in every state.
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| When you try to ban abortion in one state — you are hurting women in every state: join our Twitter campaign and stand with the women in North Dakota. |
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Last Friday, North Dakota's legislature passed a bill that bans almost all abortions in the state. This outrage comes on the heels of Arkansas politicians passing an extreme abortion ban in their state. These politicians don't think that people across the country will notice or care if they eliminate the rights of women in their state.
They're wrong. When you try to ban abortion in one state — you are hurting women in every state.
The abortion ban isn't the only harmful piece of legislation aimed at North Dakota women and families. In the next week, North Dakota politicians will work to push through a sweeping package of bills that also aim to close down women's health centers and could prevent couples from using in-vitro fertilization to build a family. In the face of such an assault, organizations across the country are joining together to remind North Dakota's women (and the politicians that are supposed to represent them) that we are watching.
Will you take two minutes to join our Twitter campaign and show your support for the women of North Dakota? It's simple:
- First, make sure you're signed in to your Twitter account(s)
- Visit our Thunderclap page at https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/1622-stop-the-bans and click "Support with Twitter"
- A pop-up will appear — click on the orange "Add my Support" button
- Another new pop-up will appear. Click the blue "Sign In" button on the left side of the pop-up
- Once you click the blue button the pop-up will close and you'll be set
On Tuesday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET, everyone who joins the campaign will send the same tweet at the same time to send one loud and resounding message to the state's politicians: RT 2stand w/ #NorthDakota women. Tell Gov Dalrymple 2veto and shut down abortion bans. #NDleg #stopthebans http://thndr.it/WlP5kA
This is not the first assault on women's reproductive health, and it surely won't be the last. As they have done the last two years, state lawmakers are on track to consider a devastating number of restrictions on women's reproductive health. And though we may not be there in-person to help them fight, we can make a difference — every person watching, every person supporting the women in those states will remind lawmakers that eliminating access to reproductive health services for one community affects all communities.
As politicians work to undermine the ability of North Dakota women and families to make personal and private decisions, we refuse to idly stand by. Join our Twitter campaign and show your support for the women of North Dakota.