Dear John,

 

For our last #WomanCrushWednesday in the month of January, we are featuring Rep. Becky Carney, who has been fighting for us in the General Assembly for almost 20 years!

 

Rep. Carney got her start at the local level as a Mecklenburg County Commissioner. The Lillian's List Foundation is committed to training women running for local offices so we can build a strong bench of progressive women ready to run at every level of government.

FEATURED BILL: Women's Cancer Research & Prevention Task Force

 

According to the UNC Center for Women's Health Research 2020 North Carolina Women's Health Report Card, cancer, more than any other cause, accounts for 20% of women's annual deaths and breast cancer alone accounts for 3%. The report also found that minority women are 25% more likely to die of breast cancer than Non-Hispanic white women and twice as likely to die of cervical or uterine cancer.

 

To combat this, Rep. Carney is a primary sponsor of HB 800, which would create a task force on Women's Cancer Research and Prevention. The group would consist of a range of cancer experts, from oncologists to survivors, who would be tasked with adopting and promoting a statewide comprehensive Women's Cancer Prevention Plan.

 

The task force would also work to identify and target the subpopulations at higher risk for developing cancer. 

 

With women's health on the line, we must continue to elect women like Rep. Carney who will champion these issues.

 

In solidarity,

Sarah Preston

Executive Director

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