| Jason,
After the birth of my first two daughters, I suffered two miscarriages. The first was early and free of complications. But the second time, it was different. I was admitted to the hospital and while I was laying on a gurney being prepped for surgery, a doctor handed me a waiver to sign. I realized then that I was consenting to a procedure called dilation and curettage—or D&C—the most common method of early abortion.
That abortion saved my life. It was the only option—my daughters needed me. My pregnancy was over, and I wanted the chance to have more children. I am here today because I was able to get the care I needed.
Three years ago, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and attacks on that same lifesaving care began.
Today, in states across the country, women can no longer access the same care I received. Doctors can face criminal penalties. Patients are forced to wait, travel, or suffer.
Here in New Hampshire, they tried to ban abortion just 15 days after conception—long before many women even know they're pregnant. This year, they refused to take basic steps to protect reproductive freedom by failing to codify the right to abortion into state law or even pass a nonbinding resolution recognizing abortion as essential health care.
It's shameful.
I'm running because every woman deserves the freedom to make deeply personal medical decisions without government interference. I'm fighting for every woman who's been through what I've been through, and for those who haven't, but might.
This fight is far from over. Will you stand with me and send a powerful message to New Hampshire Republicans that we will fight for reproductive rights? |
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