Washington, D.C. – As the Trump Administration continues its unrelenting assault on Americans’ health care, the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh threatens to raise the stakes even higher. With “What’s At Stake” week, running from Monday, June 16 through Sunday, June 22, Protect Our Care will continue to shine a light on the dire repercussions Americans face if the pro-health care majority in the Senate does not act to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
“Here’s what’s at stake: protections for the 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, women’s health and rights, Medicaid coverage for low-income families, and so much more,” said Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care. “Rather than be a check on the President, Brett Kavanaugh would be a rubber stamp on President Trump’s extreme agenda of of ripping health care away from millions of people and returning to an era when women and doctors are criminals. The pro-health care majority in the Senate must recognize what’s at stake and reject Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.”
Since Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court was announced, Protect Our Care and its allies have held events in fourteen states: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Throughout What’s At Stake Week, advocates in these states will build upon the week of activism following Kavanaugh’s nomination last week, continuing to shine a light on the issues at risk, including:
- Protections for the 130 million Americans with a pre-existing condition, who could be charged much higher rates or denied coverage entirely;
- Protections for women and Americans over 50, who could see premium increases of up to 50 percent;
- Women’s health care, including access to safe and legal abortion, contraception, access to Planned Parenthood, and coverage for nursing moms, and,
- Medicaid eligibility and Medicaid expansion, which cover 70 million Americans.
For more information about What’s at Stake with Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, read here.
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