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UPDATE: In May, a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion points to one thing: Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned or severely gutted in the coming months.

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it would end the right to an abortion in 26 states, mostly in the Midwest, South, and parts of the West. The end of Roe would also invigorate anti-abortion advocates to pursue restrictions even in states where it would still be still legal. And laws like the Texas abortion ban deputize community members as agents of the carceral state by giving individuals the right to sue clinics, providers, or people who assist.

As these threats gain traction, Black women, trans, and non binary folks will be hit hardest. In his leaked opinion, Justice Alito references early eugenicists to argue that Roe has contributed to an undue decline in the Black population. Embedded in this is a deeply racist sentiment that Black communities are unable to make our own decisions about our bodies and families. In reality, we know that efforts to restrict our bodily autonomy have and continue to be a deliberate and devastating tool of white supremacy.

But it's not too late to fight back.

Your District Attorney has the power to intervene and get ahead of potential criminalization by committing to exercise their discretion and refuse to prosecute based on pregnancy outcomes. Here are the demands:

• Firm commitment to not prosecute abortion as well as other pregnancy outcomes and a public stance reaffirming this position.
• A declination policy that ensures child-bearers will not be prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes and that feticide laws will not be used as a proxy for punishing pregnancy loss, including but not limited to:
• Refusing to prosecute pregnant people related to miscarriages, stillbirths, or any form of pregnancy loss.
• Refusing to prosecute pregnant people related to actions during pregnancy, including medically-assisted or self-managed abortion, drug use/possession/distribution during pregnancy where the fetus, embryo, or fertilized egg is the alleged recipient, attempted suicide, fighting, or car accidents.

Sign the petition: Demand your DA commits to refusing to prosecute abortion and other pregnancy outcomes.

Here is the Petition:

As a prosecutor, you have an opportunity to take the right step in enforcing full humanity, dignity, and autonomy for pregnant people.

We are calling on you to make a commitment to refuse to criminalize pregnancy based on pregnancy outcomes. Because we believe that no one should be forced to undergo threat of arrest and incarceration because of an abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, or any other outcome.

You have the power to intervene and get ahead of potential criminalization by committing to exercise your discretion and refuse to prosecute based on pregnancy outcomes. We are looking at you center the Black maternal health crisis by supporting the amplification, promotion, and implementation of solutions developed by Black, Brown, and Indigenous leaders addressing maternal health disparities in your county.

Now is the time for you to take this monumental step toward doing what's right for our communities. The time for you to act is now by saying NO to criminalizing pregnancy.