The Lead
Roe Was Never Enough
A version of this op-ed by our Executive Director Sarah Preston was printed in the News & Observer on June 29.
While Roe v. Wade established a right to abortion, what followed the decision was a 50-year assault on access to this basic health care at the state level. Since Roe was decided, state legislatures across the country have enacted over 1,300 abortion restrictions, nearly half of those in just the last decade.
Roe was never sufficient to secure abortion or gender equity, and it has always been clear to us that if we really want to secure abortion care for anyone who needs it, the battle would be in the states. Lillian’s List was founded 25 years ago to secure reproductive freedom at the state level and ensure that women, who are consistently underrepresented in elected office, would be at the table when decisions that profoundly affect them are being made. We were literally built for this.
With the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe, the Court has handed immense power over health care decisions off to state legislators and made our work at the state level that much more important.
With most of our neighboring states already poised to ban or severely restrict abortion, the North Carolina General Assembly will become the last line of defense against anti-abortion, anti-woman forces intent on dismantling access to abortion and reproductive health care, not just in the state, but in the Southeast. And the 2022 election will determine which direction we go. Will North Carolina be the next South Carolina, Texas or Mississippi?
While most of our neighbors move to ban abortion, together, our Featured Candidates have ensured that abortion remains legal in North Carolina by flipping enough seats in 2018 to sustain a veto and defending our gains in 2020. We must continue to support our Lillian’s List Featured Candidates to protect legal abortion in North Carolina.
We are grateful to have you, our Lillian’s List community, in this fight with us. We are in this for the long haul and this year, we need all hands on deck. We hope you will join us at one of our upcoming volunteer, training, or fundraising events to make sure we keep legal abortion in North Carolina, not just for those of us who live here, but for all those who will need to seek an abortion throughout the Southeast!
Lead with Lillian Summit & Celebration
You're invited to join us in celebrating 25 years of Lillian's List at our Lead with Lillian Summit and Celebration [[link removed]] this September!
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Lead
with
Lillian
Abortion
Activist
Training,
Sept.
22,
1-4pm:
Learn
how
you
can
help
protect
reproductive
freedom
in
North
Carolina.
Register
today!
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Lead
with
Lillian
25th
Anniversary
Reception,
Sept.
22,
5:30-7pm:
Join
the
Lillian's
List
community
to
hear
from
our
inspiring
Featured
Candidates
and
Congresswomen
Kathy
Manning
and
Deborah
Ross
.
We'll
also
present
the
2022
Jan
Allen
Courage
Award
to
a
woman
legislator
who
has
shown
courage
in
standing
up
for
women,
children,
and
families.
Sponsor
or
get
tickets
today!
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Lead
with
Lillian
Day
of
Action,
Sept
24,
10am:
Join
Lillian's
List
Members,
Board,
and
Staff
as
we
participate
in
a
day
of
Canvassing
and
Phone
Banking
for
our
statewide
featured
candidates!
We
will
be
knocking
doors,
making
calls,
and
sending
texts
to
drive
turnout
for
our
amazing
candidates!
Sign
up
today!
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We're excited to offer two trainings this summer!

Volunteer Training, July 30th from 10am-1pm via Zoom. Register today! We will train you on how to volunteer for a state legislative candidate and then we'll connect you to the campaign of one of our Featured Candidates. We have candidates all over North Carolina who need a strong volunteer base.
Elect Women of Color Training, August 20, 21, and 25 via Zoom and in person. Apply today! If you are a woman of color either running for office or considering a run for office this is the perfect training for you! We will cover person narrative storytelling, fundraising, field, communications, and have an in person networking event so you can connect with other politically ambitious women of color.

If you have any questions about our training program please reach out to our Training Director at [email protected].

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