1. United States
2. Okla.
3. Letter

Voting no on this bill is crucial to protect women's reproductive rights and access to safe, legal abortion care. Criminalizing abortion does not stop it from happening, but rather forces women and minorities to seek out dangerous back-alley procedures that put their lives at risk. Abortion is a vital component of comprehensive healthcare and bodily autonomy. This misguided legislation undermines the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause by stripping away fundamental rights based on one's reproductive capacity. We must continue to safeguard the Constitutional right to abortion affirmed by Roe v. Wade and subsequent Supreme Court cases. Protecting women's health, especially in disadvantaged communities, should be the priority - not pushing an ideological agenda that increases maternal mortality rates. I urge you to stand up for reproductive freedom and vote no on this extreme abortion ban.