Currently, 78 cosponsors have signed on to a bill written by Representative Trent Franks that would supposedly address abortion based on racial discrimination. But a GOP memo concerning the bill claims that "abortions are the leading cause of deaths for blacks."
The memo claims that the bill, ironically named the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), addresses black abortions as different from others.
PRENDA is a clear attempt to restrict reproductive care for women of color. It's impossible to prove whether an abortion was based on race or sex, and PRENDA would allow a woman's family to sue abortion providers if they think the abortion was based on these factors--or are against abortion in the first place.
PRENDA would also legally allow a woman's husband or parents to stop her from having an abortion. Tell Franks to drop PRENDA and not put up more barriers for reproductive rights!
Dear Representative Trent Franks,
Please drop PRENDA, or the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Discrimination Act. This act isn't about discrimination -- it's about ending abortion. Please do not put up any more barriers when it comes to reproductive rights, and fight against real discrimination based on race and sex instead.
[Your comments here.]
Sincerely,
[Your name here.]
