Action: National Call-in Day to Congress April 25 for Freedom of Choice Act

As you know, the Supreme Court last week upheld the Federal Abortion Ban, the nation's first federal ban on an abortion procedure. This law is so vaguely written that it may ban the most common abortion procedure used after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Worse, there is no exception when a woman's health is in danger.

As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put it in her stinging dissent, "the Act, and the Court's defense of it, cannot be understood as anything other than an effort to chip away at a right declared again and again by this Court."

That effort to chip away at reproductive rights is well underway in state legislatures around the country and we have every reason to expect that this decision will galvanize those efforts.

What can you do???

Call Your Members of Congress - 202-224-3121

Join women's rights supporters across the country for this national call-in day on Wednesday -- and keep calling until you get through. Use the switchboard number above, and ask for your members of Congress -- or get their receptionist's direct phone number from NOW's directory. Ask for the staff person who handles this issue, and request politely that the member co-sponsor the Freedom of Choice Act. If your senator or representative is already a co-sponsor (see a list of Senate and House co-sponsors), say thank you (trust me, they're hearing from the other side!)

While you're at it, drop them an e-mail for added impact. Send a message to both of your senators and to your representative today using NOW's easy alert system.