Our hearts are with Nec- — Nex Benedict’s family, friends, entire school community in the wake of this horrific and gut-wrenching tragedy.
I know that for many LGBTQ+ students across the country, this may feel personal and deeply, deeply painful.
There is always someone you can talk to if you’re going through a hard time and need support.
The President and his administration launched the 988 line to help, and we have a line dedicated to serving LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by dialing 988 and pressing “3.”
Through devastating tragedies like these, we must support each other and lift one another up.
Now, in another news that we learned — that came out this week is how the people of Alabama woke up to shocking news.
The State Supreme Court has put access to fertility treatments at risk for families who are desperately trying to get pregnant.
It’s unimaginable for people who want to become parents, and it’s a devastating example of the kind of chaos and confusion that has resulted from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
There are reports that families seeking fertility care don’t know what to do or where to turn. Doctors are afraid to pr- — of prosecution. And families in other states are worried they might be next.
But this is not the first time reproductive care has been disrupted in Alabama, a state where women are already living under a total abortion ban. The state has no exceptions for rape or incest.
This is the same state whose Attorney General threatened to prosecute people who help women travel out of state to seek the care that they need.
And it’s not just Alabama. We’re seeing this chaos play out across the country.
The day Roe fell is the day that the floodgates opened for Republican elected officials to dictate some of the most personal decisions families can make.
Now, as a result:
Twenty-one states have abortion bans in effect. In nearly all [these] states, doctors can be charged with a felony for simply doing their jobs.
Twenty-seven million women of reproductive age now live in states with abortion bans.
Over 380 state bills restricting access to abortion care were introduced just last year.
And congressional Republicans have proposed three national abortion bans.
It doesn’t stop there. Believe it or not, it doesn’t stop there.
Birth control access is under attack. Women are being denied care for ectopic pregnancy. And now, with this decision out of Alabama — Alabama, IVF is under attack.
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