Urge Congress to address reproductive health access and maternal mental health!

ACT NOW: Maternal Mental Health Justice includes Reproductive Care!

We can no longer ignore that the maternal mental health crisis in the United States is being worsened by the attacks on our reproductive freedoms. Because we do not live single-issue lives, women's health issues are intertwined.

On multiple fronts, women are fighting efforts that give authority over our reproduction to politicians and judges. Moms are the most affected by this because the fact is 6 out of 10 women who get abortions are already mothers.

This current state of affairs, where our reproductive rights are being stripped away, is only worsening the mental health of women, mothers, and birthing people. Recent data has shown an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in states where abortion bans are in place.

It’s critical that we urge our leaders to prioritize women’s health which includes more resources for maternal mental health AND an expansion of reproductive freedoms for women, moms, and birthing people.

Mother

Sign now to demand Congress restore access to abortion and increase maternal mental health resources.

Dear Member of Congress:

We thank you for officially recognizing Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. I am, as one of over a million members of MomsRising, reflecting on how prevalent maternal mental health issues are, while recognizing that the continued widespread attacks on our reproductive freedoms are only exacerbating the suffering of women and worsening the mental health of women, mothers, and birthing people.

Maternal mental health conditions, like postpartum depression and anxiety, are the most common complications of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting 800,000 women in the US each year. These numbers can only increase given that maternal mental health and access to reproductive health services, including abortion, are interconnected. The fact is, most people who get an abortion (6 out of 10) have already given birth. And recent data has shown an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in states where abortion bans are in place.

Women living in states with limited access to abortion services face a myriad of issues -- life-threatening medical risks and the criminalization of abortion and miscarriage being the most crucial hardships for many.

These conditions worsen maternal mental health and reflect a deep injustice in our healthcare system.

I come to you asking that while you serve as a champion of maternal mental health, you also fight to restore and expand reproductive freedoms for women, moms, and birthing people.

Sincerely,

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