An open letter to State Governors & Legislatures

Safeguard bodily autonomy, prohibit forced birth, uphold human rights.

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This is an egregious violation of human rights and personal autonomy that must not be tolerated. The state has no right to seize control over a woman's body against her and her family's wishes, even after death. By forcing Adriana Smith to be kept alive on artificial life support solely because she was pregnant, the state has stripped her of dignity and bodily autonomy in a callous display of dehumanization. This tragic case exemplifies how extreme anti-abortion policies enable government overreach into the most personal and private aspects of life. It sends a chilling message that a woman's life can be disregarded and her body conscripted for the state's agenda of forced birth. No civilized society should allow such a heinous transgression against human rights and freedom. The fact that this is happening to a Black woman cannot be ignored, as it perpetuates the long and abhorrent history of medical abuse and exploitation inflicted upon Black bodies in America. Adriana Smith's life mattered, her choices should have been respected. Forcing her into this nightmarish situation against her family's pleas is a human rights atrocity cloaked in false morality. I urge you to take immediate action to remedy this injustice and prevent such violations from occurring again. Enact legislation to guarantee bodily autonomy and unequivocally prohibit the state from overriding an individual's express wishes regarding their own body and medical care, regardless of pregnancy status. Protect human rights and human dignity.

▶ Created on May 27 by Sarah

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