We demand federal action to expand access to abortion and reproductive health care, support families, and defend the rights of trans and queer people.

Meeting The Needs of Individuals, Families, and Communities

People’s basic needs must be met — things like food and housing, health care and education, clean air and childcare. First and foremost, our government should help people meet their basic needs. Decisions about whether and when to grow our families should not be coerced by our circumstances — by poverty, lack of infrastructure or accommodation, inadequate health care, uncertainty about the safety of our environment, etc.

Stop Responding with Violence and Harm

State violence and punishment cannot solve our problems. We cannot police, prosecute, and jail our way out of systemic failures to meet people’s needs. Far too many state institutions punish people because they’re poor, or struggle with substance use, or because they’re mentally ill, or just because they’re Black. Government responses in the forms of incarceration, police violence, or policies that lead to denial of of critical resources must be reversed and rejected.

No Compromising on Bodily Autonomy

Our Constitution wasn’t written for Black and brown bodies, indigenous bodies, bodies capable of pregnancy, queer bodies, disabled bodies, trans bodies, sex working bodies, substance-using bodies, bodies that can’t work, or bodies from across borders. Our bodies are not safe outside of the unjust laws designed to exclude them. This cannot be fixed with a compromise or half-measures.

We reject any political compromises on our bodily autonomy. We won’t settle for “reasonable” limits on abortion, more benevolent family separation, or gender-affirming care only for some. There is no middle ground here — people experience deprivations of liberty and sovereignty absolutely. They must be rejected absolutely.

We Demand:

Accessible, affordable abortion care with no gestational bans or viability limits
↳ ABORTION JUSTICE ACT

Increased access to gender affirming care and protection of the rights of LGBTQ+ people
↳ EQUALITY ACT

Address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and child health outcomes
↳ MOMNIBUS

Repeal the Hyde Amendment to ensure abortion coverage through public health insurance
↳ EACH ACT

Universal healthcare, including prenatal, maternal, and infant care, and free contraceptive care
↳ MEDICARE FOR ALL ACT

Hold anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” (fake clinics) accountable for misinformation, denial of care to pregnant people seeking abortions, and pressure to not seek the care they need 
↳ SAD ACT

Labor protections for all workers including paid family and sick leave and livable wage for all
↳ RAISE THE WAGE ACT and FAMILY ACT

End the family policing system, redirect resources toward supporting parents and families instead of surveilling and separating them
↳ REPEAL CAPTA

Resources for young people and families including universal child care, increased funding for public education, and cancel student loan debt

A permanent ceasefire in Gaza, suspension of US military aid to Israel, and increased humanitarian aid to Gaza

Protect civilians, deliver humanitarian assistance, and promote a ceasefire in Sudan

Investment in communities by funding jobs, education and housing and divesting from prisons and policing