TAKE ACTION TODAY!
NEW YORKERS: TAKE ACTION
We need Senator Schumer to fight for the advancement of the Global HER Act! Call Senator Schumer today at (202) 224-6542 to leave a message. Here is a sample script:
My name is XX and I am a voter from [your voting city, NY]. I’m calling to ask Senator Schumer to use his power to fight to end the Global Gag Rule by advancing the Global Health, Rights and Empowerment Act. The Global HER Act would end the deadly Global Gag Rule, which is a policy that jeopardizes the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. Ending Global Gag is urgent and possible, and while Senator Schumer is a co-sponsor of the Global HER Act, he must fight to advance the bill. Ending the global Gag Rule is urgent and possible: I am depending on Senator Schumer to fight to end this deadly Global Gag Rule and gain this critical win for reproductive rights!
CALL YOUR SENATORS
(Voters outside of NY)
We need your senators to not only co-sponsor the Global HER Act, but to fight for its advancement!
You can see if your Senator has already co-sponsored Global HER here.
Call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121.
If your Senator has already co-sponsored the Global HER Act, use this script:
My name is XX and I am a voter from [your voting city, state]. I’m calling to thank Senator XXX for co-sponsor the Global Heath, Rights and Empowerment (HER) Act (S.142) and to ask them to fight for its advancement through whatever means possible. Ending Global Gag is urgent and possible and must be a priority! The Global HER Act would end the deadly Global Gag Rule, a policy that jeopardizes the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. I support US funding that is effective and advances the rights and health of people. Ending the global Gag Rule is urgent and possible: I am depending on Senator XXX to fight to end this deadly Global Gag Rule and push Congress to advance the Global HER Act.
If your Senator has NOT co-sponsored the Global HER Act, use this script:
My name is XX and I am a voter from [your voting city, state]. I’m calling to urge Senator XXX to co-sponsor the Global Heath, Rights and Empowerment (HER) Act (S.142). The Global HER Act would end the deadly Global Gag Rule, a policy that jeopardizes the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. I support US funding that is effective and advances the rights and health of people. Please tell Senator XXX to fight to end this deadly Global Gag Rule.
EMAIL CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Email Speaker Pelosi and Senate Leader Schumer to tell them to prioritize ending the Global Gag Rule through any means, and to advance forward the Global Heath, Rights and Empowerment (HER) Act (H.R. 556 and S. 142), which would permanently repeal the deadly and ineffective Global Gag Rule.
Click here to send an email to Congressional leadership; then share the action!
WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Congressional offices often read local papers’ letters to the editor to get a sense of what’s important to their constituents. Write a letter to your local paper explaining why we must end the Global Gag Rule now!
You can find tips for writing a letter to the editor here.
Sample letter here (personalizing it is better!)
As Senators NAME and NAME begin their summer recess, they leave important unfinished business behind, including a harmful foreign policy that puts the health and lives of millions at risk. The Global Gag Rule blocks funding for medical facilities around the world that provide education and counseling about safe abortion. The past year of life under a global pandemic has demonstrated how essential consistent access to healthcare is. When clinics must close due to lack of funding, the results can be devastating. Access to information about sexual and reproductive health, contraception, and prevention and treatment of HIV are disrupted. Rates of unintended pregnancies, maternal mortality and unsafe abortions rise. Ending the Global Gag is urgent and possible. Senators NAME and NAME must prioritize ending this policy by passing the Global Health, Rights and Empowerment Act.