1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

Don’t insult us. SB 1976 isn’t about environmental protection—it’s a backdoor assault on women’s rights. Texas now wants to mandate wastewater testing for birth control and abortion-related hormones—but not for the substances actually endangering public health. Here’s what the bill does and does not prioritize: Specifically Targeted in SB 1976: • Ethinyl Estradiol (birth control hormone) • Mifepristone (abortion pill) • Estrone (natural estrogen) • Testosterone • Pregnanediol (progesterone metabolite) • Bisphenol A (BPA) (plastic chemical) • Benzophenone (sunscreen chemical) • Musk Ketone and Tonalide (AHTN) (synthetic fragrances) • Catch-all clause: “Any organic substance the commission may require” Noticeably Absent: • Lead (a known neurotoxin still found in pipes) • Arsenic (a groundwater contaminant with cancer risk) • PFAS (“forever chemicals” already declared a public health threat) • Fracking Waste (toxic runoff from oil & gas operations) • Heavy Metals (e.g., mercury, cadmium) • Pathogens (like E. coli or cryptosporidium) If clean water were the goal, the focus would be toxins, not tampon users. Polluters, not pills. Instead, this bill acts like a lab report for culture war. This isn’t science. It’s Project 2025 in motion—testing, surveilling, shaming, then banning. A war on reproductive freedom, dressed up as environmental concern. Real threats don’t come from women’s medicine—they come from your agenda. We see what you’re doing. We will not comply, we will not be silent, and we will not forget.