The rapidly growing human population on earth is doing dangerous things -- crowding out other species and consuming limited resources.
The best way to stem the tide of unsustainable human population growth, and the devastating effects it has on wildlife and wild places, is to ensure women have the healthcare they need to make family-planning decisions.
This basic human right improves the health of women and children and reduces unplanned pregnancies -- which means a healthier planet for everyone.
Due to new restrictions passed across the country, half of American women now live in states where their reproductive health and rights are under attack.
Some members of Congress are fighting back: Recently, they introduced the Women's Health Protection Act. This legislation would make it illegal for states to pass laws that restrict women's reproductive rights and access to family planning.
Take action to tell your representatives to support the Women's Health Protection Act -- for women, wildlife and our planet.
Dear [Representative],
I am writing to urge you to support the Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 and to defend the right of women to have access to reproductive healthcare.
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Despite the constitutional right of women to have access to safe, legal abortions, more than 160 new restrictions have been passed across the country that make it harder for women to make healthcare decisions for themselves and their families.
Every woman should have the right to make her own medical decisions with the advice of medical professionals she trusts, no matter where she lives. But under the wave of new restrictions, more than half of the women in this country now live in states where that right is under attack.
The Women's Health Protection Act would prohibit states from passing laws that require women seeking abortions to have unnecessarily invasive procedures, target abortion clinics with prohibitive regulations, or impose other barriers to abortion access.
With more than 7 billion people on the planet, this legislation is not only critical for women and families -- it protects us all. When women are empowered to make decisions about exactly when to have children and how many they want, it's healthier for them, their families and the environment. This new legislation is critical to protect our planet's biodiversity.
Please join your colleagues in supporting the health and rights of women by supporting the Women's Health Protection Act.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
