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Jul 12, 2022

Defend Choice Week of Action:
July 12-19

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Immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC launched defendchoice.org to share how you can get involved in your community to protect abortion rights by helping elect Democrats in 2022. In this action center, we share resources and places to direct your attention to help take action and speak out.

To fight back, we will be hosting a Defend Choice Week of Action July 12 - 19th. Join DNC leadership and other special guests for a kickoff event to talk through what happens to abortion access in light of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization SCOTUS decision.  This event will serve as the kickoff for our Week of Action, which we’ll highlight how to get involved with on the call.

This fight isn’t over and we need all hands on deck.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP.

If you want to help out nationally, check out these opportunities:

• Sign up for a calls or text shift with the DNC’s National Distributed program. HERE. 

• As part of our Summer of Service, we are working with coalition partners on different service activities people can do to help out in their local communities. For more information on those, please click here or register to host your own event here.

• Become a social ambassador with the DNC so you can share our message in a number of ways! If you’ve never used Greenfly before, sign up for a training that will be focused on reproductive rights. Sign up here. 

• Tell us why protecting reproductive rights is important to you! Make your voice heard — we want to uplift your authentic content on why protecting abortion access is critical for people across this country. https://gf.fan/dems/bansoffourbodies

“Democrats, and the majority of Americans, believe women in this country have the right to make their own health care decisions. We will always be the party fighting for reproductive rights from statehouses to the halls of Congress.”

Read more about the DNC’s commitment in a full statement from our DNC Caucus Chairs can be read here. Additionally a joint statement from the DNC in coordination with the DSCC, DCCC, DGA, DAGA, DLCC, DMA can be read here.

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