On January 17, 2017, bill HR 586 was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives which would assert that human life begins at fertilization. This would mean that after intercourse when a woman's egg becomes fertilized up to 6 days after sex, weeks before most women would even be able to realize they are pregnant, that the pregnancy would be considered a human life therefore preventing the option of abortion. 

This bill is a direct threat to women's rights everywhere. If passed, not only would this bill prohibit a woman from making her own choices for her body, but it would also replace safe, regulated abortions with risky back-alley abortions. In contrast to what many pro-life advocates believe, it has been found that banning abortions has no impact on actually reducing abortions, but instead forces women to perform risky "at-home" procedures. 

We call on the trusted leaders in the US House of Representatives to vote against this bill to protect women's rights and to advocate for the health and safety of all women.