The American Civil Liberties Union has announced a three-year, $3 million gift from philanthropist and business executive Sheryl Sandberg in support of the ACLU Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center and its efforts to fight abortion bans nationwide. 

The contribution will support the ACLU’s work to protect reproductive health care in courts, legislatures, and at the ballot box following the Supreme Court overturning of federal constitutional protections of abortion. 

“Sheryl Sandberg understands that bodily autonomy and the ability to make decisions about when and if to have a child are central to women’s futures. As the resounding victory in Kansas showed us, extremist policies on abortion don’t stand a chance when voters have the final say,” said ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero. “With Sheryl’s support on abortion rights, we can kick it into overdrive and redouble the fight for abortion access in the states. We will educate voters on where their elected representatives stand on this important issue and turn the abortion issue into a referendum on candidates’ courage and character. We’ll also invest heavily in ballot measures to ensure voters are heard loud and clear when legislatures and governors need to be overridden by the voices of the electorate. The midterm elections are the warm-up to the 2024 general election, when abortion access will certainly be on the ballot in almost every race.” 

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