Five Ways to Protect Abortion Rights & Civil Rights

My heart hurts today for the Supreme Court decision today and for the growing threats to our civil rights that is represented by the Justices' rulings.

Make no mistake: this is not about values or ideals - this is about tyranny of the minority. It is also no accident. A small minority of people have been growing their power and resources in order to maintain rule over the majority of us.

Protecting women's right to choose is also about protecting voting rights, the right to marry whoever you love, and the right to data privacy. It's about ensuring that there is a balance of power in our government.

The only thing that has expanded civil rights in our nation's history is our collective demands. Below are five organizations worth of your time, money, and involvement as we stand up for democracy and for our equal rights.

1. #VOTEPROCHOICE helps prochoice voters elect prochoice champions in every election everywhere.

2. NARAL Pro-Choice America is the oldest abortion rights organization in the United States organize and fights for for access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination.

3. Movement Voter Project invests to scale local organizing and turnout efforts to unprecedented levels in key states like Georgia.

4. Common Cause is training thousands of nonpartisan volunteers to serve as voters’ first line of defense against confusing restrictions, outdated infrastructure, and disinformation.

5. Groundswell Fund is one of the largest funders of the Reproductive Justice movement, and a leading funder of intersectional organizing across nearly every major social change movement.