Our Biennial Assembly is fast approaching and we are looking forward to gathering together again. As a reminder, the Biennial Assembly is also the time for us to review and update our advocacy platform.
Chapters/Affiliates/Federations
interested in proposing changes have until May 25th to submit their request(s) via our online submission form.
Click the link or scan the QR code https://bit.ly/2024AdvocacyPlatformProposalForm
SCOTUS and Mifepristone
On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), otherwise known as the abortion pill case. There appear to be reasons to be optimistic but we can’t take anything for granted in this “post-Roe era”.
Some of the Justices’ lines of questioning appear to indicate there are concerns with:
a nationwide injunction of a medication
whether AHM truly has the right to sue
the lack of real examples of harm caused by the medication
whether this case could destroy the FDA’s drug regulating system for medications, vaccines, etc.
View the replay of the oral arguments (with highlights denoted) here
Discharge Petition Update
Representative Gabe Vasquez [D-NM-2] added his signature to HJ Res 25. We now have 211 signatures on the discharge petition and only need 7 more signatures. Please continue to spread the word and encourage other representatives to sign.
Are you curious about which legislators have signed the discharge petition and which legislators we still need to encourage? You can check this list to see who the current signatories are.
Here’s some suggested verbiage when connecting with your representative about the Discharge Petition for HJ Res 25=>
Suggested Verbiage for Discharge Petition Support
Share this information with folks you know who are constituents of the representatives who have not yet signed.
Reminders:
Don’t forget to use our digital advocacy platform to show your support for the ERAand Voting Rightswhile encouraging your MOC’s to do the same! You can complete these actions multiple times. Consider making it a weekly (or daily?????) habit. The more messages received, the more they listen…..and hopefully, take favorable action!
Sign up for our Advocacy Text Alerts oText the keyword “advocate1919” to the number 313131
▪You should instantly receive a “Welcome” message oIf you do NOT receive a Welcome message, try texting the keyword “advocate1919” to the number 716-271-7872
If neither of those options work, please email VP of Advocacy, Daneene Monroe Rusnak at vpadvocacy@nfbpwc.org
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