Via Center for Biological Diversity
Donald Trump’s first executive action after the historic Women’s March was to reinstate the global gag rule, restricting access to reproductive healthcare and putting women’s lives at risk. This response to the millions who marched for women’s rights, equality and the environment sends a clear message that Donald Trump won’t hesitate to pass policies that harm women, people of color and the planet.
Congress can overturn the global gag rule, which prohibits international organizations from receiving funding if they participate in any abortion-related activity. But as soon as the current session of Congress convened Jan. 3, it began attacking women’s rights and the environment. We need to stand together and keep the momentum of the Women’s March going by demanding our representatives protect women’s rights and reproductive freedom.
Anti-choice Republicans are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act and affordable access to birth control for millions of women, defund Planned Parenthood’s reproductive health services, and pass a 6-week abortion ban to effectively create a federal ban on abortion. And now that Trump is in office, the stakes are even higher.
Not only is reproductive freedom a basic human right, it is also inextricably linked to the preservation of wildlife and wild places. A woman’s ability to access healthcare and prevent unplanned pregnancy is critical to reducing the pressure of human population on endangered species and fighting the effects of climate change.
Center for Biological Diversity staff members joined hundreds of thousands this weekend in the Women’s March on Washington. It was thrilling to see longtime activists as well as those who have never marched before rise together against Trump’s dangerously racist, intolerant, anti-woman, anti-environmental agenda.
We witnessed this same solidarity and commitment to action on our #Earth2Trump Roadshow of resistance, where every venue from coast to coast was filled to capacity. And we’ll need to maintain this momentum to protect the rights and values threatened by the new administration.
In response to Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, the Center has created a 100-day plan outlining priorities, goals and methods. We’re opposing Trump’s attacks on our environment and values at every turn — but we need your help. Start today by telling your representatives in no uncertain terms to protect women’s rights.
