I don’t post many federal issues since I think most of you are signed up for national alerts. Please check out the resources tab if you’re not getting the national alerts. If you have a few minutes, please consider the below calls to action.

In the years since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was enacted in 1993 the far-right has been misusing it to weaponize religion. Today the law is being insidiously used to undermine nondiscrimination laws and to manipulate our country’s longstanding definition of religious freedom–a freedom that should ensure all people can practice their faith or philosophy, so long as they do not inflict harm on others. The Do No Harm Act would restore the do no harm principle of the First Amendment to make sure no one can use their religion as an excuse to justify discrimination and deny people their civil rights. [click on the link as they make it easy to write your US representative and ask them to co-sponsor the bill]

https://americanhumanist.org/actionhq/

Please take a few moments to urge President Biden to stand up to religious megadonors and members of Congress by excluding two amendments from the presidential budget that restrict access to abortion and family planning services. These provisions are plainly based on dogmatic religious beliefs, and abandon the safety and autonomy of some of the most vulnerable Americans. Biden has promised to end the Hyde Amendment, but he needs to hear public support for doing so immediately. Please urge Biden to exclude the Hyde Amendment and Weldon Amendment from the presidential budget. 

https://ffrf.org/news/action/item/38855-urge-biden-to-strike-anti-choice-amendments-from-budget

Please consider sending something similar (to the below) to the Whitehouse, link provided.

Please exclude two amendments from the presidential budget that restrict access to abortion and family planning services. The first, the Hyde Amendment, is a discriminatory provision that denies federal funding for abortion care, mainly for low-income women. Women on Medicaid are ineligible for receiving subsidized abortion care unless their residential state uses its own funds to pay for abortion care, which is only the case in 16 states. The Hyde Amendment disproportionally limits already underserved populations from accessing abortion services, further exacerbating health care and economic inequality. The Hyde Amendment was introduced in 1976 by Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, a staunch Catholic who was praised by the Catholic Church for his extremist anti-abortion policies. He cited “the final judgment” and fear of “what happens to them in eternity” as his motivations for the amendment. The second, the Weldon Amendment, is considered a “conscience protection” that emboldens hospitals, insurance companies and health care professionals to deny women health care by refusing to provide, cover or refer abortion care based on “religious or moral grounds.” Allowing providers to deny patients’ rights because of religious beliefs threatens access to quality, comprehensive health care. These provisions are plainly based on dogmatic religious beliefs, and abandon the safety and autonomy of some of the most vulnerable Americans. Please exclude the Hyde Amendment and Weldon Amendment from the presidential budget.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/