Over the weekend, Sen. Bernie Sanders put on a “Unity Tour” with new Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez, where the two attempted to drum up support for the Democratic Party after an election known for its divisiveness both between and within the major parties.

But before the tour even began, in a move that some reproductive rights activists (and especially pro-abortion rights activists) deemed counter to the movement Sanders had been and is apparently continuing to progress, Sanders both questioned whether Democratic House candidate Jon Ossoff was a “progressive” and aligned himself with a Democratic mayoral candidate with a strong anti-abortion rights record.

It is this view on reproductive rights that should run counter to people who deem themselves “progressives.” While some so-called progressives may be willing to negotiate reproductive rights for some semblance of “unity” among Americans, abandoning those who need and rely on reproductive health care – especially coming from Planned Parenthood – is not how “unity” is born.

A common argument among progressives when discussing Planned Parenthood is that abortion constitutes only 3 percent of its services; therefore, the other 97 percent of services – contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and so on – carry more weight in the overall discussion of reproductive rights. Making this 3 percent sound as small as possible makes — “but it’s only 3 percent!” — a seemingly legitimate comeback when arguing that clinics like Planned Parenthood should be able to remain open to provide its other, non-abortion services.

But this lessens the necessity of abortions to the point that “progressives” like Sanders feel comfortable aligning themselves with anti-abortion rights candidates. Surely, he might say, we can all find common ground – as long as we don’t complicate things by standing up for that 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s yearly services that involve abortion care.

If it hasn’t been said enough already, abortions are undeniably safe, legal and necessary. Yet barriers to care exist, including distance from a clinic that provides abortions, state restrictions (like the 20-week ban recently passed in Iowa) and overall cost. Abortion funds raise millions of dollars per year for people to receive the procedure due to the Hyde Amendment, which prevents public funding for abortions.

In spite of these barriers to care, some “progressives” like Sanders still see reproductive freedom as a bargaining chip for “unity” – whether that be within the Democratic Party, between “leftists” or perhaps even among all Americans. Instead of continuing to fight for abortion rights and electing pro-abortion rights candidates, the view appears to be one of a compromise that could never happen, limiting abortion care because that 97 percent of non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood was the only thing worth fighting for.

If you call yourself a progressive, or are at all in favor of a version of reproductive freedom that includes abortion rights, you should stand up for Planned Parenthood’s “3 percent” of services that involve abortion. Don’t let the possibility of compromise sway you from fighting for those in need of necessary health care, no matter the political climate.