Did you see this email, John xxxxxx?

Allie Phillips was told that her unborn daughter would not survive – and that continuing to carry the pregnancy could put Allie’s life in danger. However, because the Tennessee state legislature, which is 85% male, passed a near-total ban on abortion in 2022, she was denied life-saving abortion care, forcing her to leave the state. No woman should have to go through what Allie experienced.

Following this experience, Allie met with her legislator, Rep. Jeff Burkhart, to advocate for “Miley’s Law” (Allie named this law after the baby she never got to meet), which would add an exception for fetal anomalies to the state abortion ban. When Burkhart brushed her off, stating, “If his own daughter had been in Allie’s position, he’d have wanted her to continue the pregnancy...” Allie understood that, in order to remove him from the rooms where decisions about her body were being made, she would have to run for his seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives herself.

We are proud to support Allie in her important run for office. Her district is one that Democrats have identified as flippable. This is our chance to replace her pro-life extremist opponent. Will you help us rush support to her campaign by donating $20.24 or more today? →

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In solidarity,

Colleen Davis
Endorsements Manager
Her Bold Move

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Hi John xxxxxx,

We’ll begin this email with a powerful excerpt from a recent story in NPR:

The path to Tennessee politics for Allie Phillips began last year in her doctor's office. She was 19 weeks pregnant when she got the devastating news about her unborn daughter: only two of the four chambers in her heart were formed.

Following the diagnosis, Doctors warned that continuing the pregnancy would endanger Allie’s life. But, as you may know by now, the Tennessee state legislature, which is 85% male, passed a near-total ban on abortion in 2022. She left the state, devastated and heartbroken, to obtain the life-saving care she needed – but her story is far from over.

We are proud to endorse Allie’s candidacy for the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75. Help us rush her support by donating $20.24 or more today →

After her traumatic experience, Allie met with her legislator, Rep. Jeff Burkhart, to share her story and persuade him to sponsor a measure she named after the baby she lost but desperately wanted, “Miley’s Law,” which would add an exception for fetal anomalies to the state abortion ban. However, it was clear that Buckhart was not only disinterested in Allie’s story but was completely uninformed, stating that “he thought miscarriages could only happen with first pregnancies” and “if his own daughter had been in Phillips’s position, he’d have wanted her to continue the pregnancy.”

After the meeting, Phillips wrote to Buckhart and said, “Every chance I get to tell my story, I will… Who knows, maybe one day I’ll run against you.”

He never responded. Allie later told The Washington Post that was when she decided she wasn’t going to rely on a man. She’d have to take matters into her own hands.

Allie’s district is one that Democrats have identified as flippable. This is our chance to replace her pro-life extremist opponent, and we are honored to be standing with her in this fight. Help us fund our support programs for Allie’s campaign by donating $20.24 or more today →

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

As Allie told NPR:

Working and campaigning and parenting, it's a lot. But Phillips says it's for the sake of her daughter's reproductive rights that she's doing it. “It's my job as a mother to take care of my daughter and keep her safe."

For Allie’s daughter and all of our daughters,

Colleen Davis
Endorsements Manager
Her Bold Move