EMILYs List Statement on the Trump Admin’s Threat to Restrict Californians’ Access to Abortion

For Immediate Release
January 24, 2020

EMILY's List Statement on the Trump Administration’s Threat to Restrict Californians’ Access to Abortion Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration threatened to restrict federal funds to California if the state continues to require health insurance plans to provide coverage for abortion. In response, EMILYs List President Stephanie Schriock issued the following statement:

“In yet another despicable move, the Trump administration has proved how little they value women’s health care. Denying California federal funds for insisting women have access to reproductive health care not only hurts women and their families, but also sets a dangerous precedent and jeopardizes entire communities that depend on federal resources. We’re proud to have so many pro-choice Democratic women at every level of office in California who will stand up against Republican attempts to chip away at women’s health care and reproductive freedom.”

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILYs List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.