LGBTQI+ orgs. to policymakers: Protect abortion rights

National Center for Lesbian Rights Spearheads Joint Call for Action; prepares for all situations

WASHINGTON, DC—Recently, the National Center for Lesbian Rights released an open letter signed by 91 organizations representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) community voicing their strong support for the right to abortion.

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Channeling the outrage and alarm being felt across our nation at the prospect that the U.S. Supreme Court may betray its role as the guardian of civil liberties and reverse Roe v. Wade, the letter calls on policymakers at all levels and in all branches of government to do everything in their power to protect access to abortion care. The organizations expressed their undeniable support for women and their right to abortion.

“The undersigned organizations representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people write to state our deep and unequivocal support for the right to abortion,” read parts of the letter. “We call on policymakers in all branches and at all levels of government to use every mechanism at their disposal to ensure that abortion care remains not only legal, but also available and accessible to all who need it.”

Julianna S. Gonen, NCLR Federal Policy Director, expressed the support and solidarity that the LGBTQI+ community should have for women’s rights and struggles.

“The LGBTQI+ community stands shoulder to shoulder with advocates in the reproductive health, rights, and justice movements, and all who cherish true liberty, in condemning this impending retrenchment around our fundamental rights. It is imperative that