'Reproductive health services,' says NationalNurses, are 'fundamental to ensuring economic justice for women across the country.'
"Nurses understand that abortion is an essential part of healthcare, and that a patient's right to control their own body is at the very basis of a free and just society," the NNU letter states."The Supreme Court's decision on June 24 inradically abolished 50 years of progress on reproductive rights and represents the largest revocation of healthcare rights and services ever in American history.
The letter notes that the WHPA"establishes a statutory right for health professionals to provide abortion care without any medically unnecessary restrictions or limitations, and a statutory right of patients to receive that care." NNU said it stands with President Joe Biden—who has endorsed a filibuster carveout for the WHPA in the wake of—in calling on senators"to suspend the filibuster to allow for a vote on this crucial legislation on the Senate floor without delay.""It is clear that suspension of the filibuster will be required to secure a vote on this bill," the letter asserts.
"The U.S. Senate has a solemn obligation to take immediate action to restore these rights and benefits by passing the WHPA," NNU contends."Lives hang in the balance."
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