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Statement

America’s Moms Mourn the Loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Pioneer for Women and a Powerful, Inspiring Champion for Justice

September 18, 2020
Workplace Justice, Equal Pay, Reproductive Justice

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

Statement from MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the tragic passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

“The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a deep, painful, immense loss for the nation. Her contributions were greater than words can express and her legacy is a country that is more fair, more just, and more healthy for women, people of color, and others whose rights have long been denied. Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer, a pioneer, a mom, and a brilliant jurist whose body of work will live on and inspire us forever. She was rightly adored for her keen, unwavering commitment to justice. We take very seriously our responsibility to advance her vision of a country where we can all live with dignity, count on equal opportunity, and have control over our reproductive health and lives.

“Today, with immeasurable sadness, America’s moms mourn this tremendous loss -- and tomorrow we will honor Justice Ginsburg by mobilizing and organizing to protect the U.S. Supreme Court from the kind of anti-civil rights, anti-women, anti-abortion, anti-immigrant jurist that Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will try to appoint. Her memory will inspire us to continue the fight for justice and for the kind of nation Ruth Bader Ginsburg devoted her life to creating.”  

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.