EMILYs List Statement on SCOTUS Decision on S.B. 8

For Immediate Release
December 10, 2021

EMILYs List Statement on SCOTUS Decision on S.B. 8

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision to let the Texas abortion ban stand:

“Today’s decision allows Texas’ anti-abortion law to stay in effect, meaning Texans’ are still being denied their rights. We are grateful for the advocates who have continued to fight for abortion rights on the ground and in the courts, and are reminded yet again of the importance of who we elect and the laws they pass. We must ensure pro-choice majorities at all levels of government, which is why EMILYs List will continue our work to elect Democratic pro-choice women.” 

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $700 million to elect Democratic pro-choice 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 and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running nearly $50 million in independent expenditures in the last cycle alone, and turning out women voters and voters of color to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country's first woman as vice president, 159 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and more than 1,300 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. After the 2016 election, more than 60,000 women 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. In our effort to elect more women in offices across the country, we have created our Run to Win program, expanded our training program, including a Training Center online, and trained thousands of women.