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EMILYs List Statement on Florida Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an extreme ban on abortion into law. This action will not only further endanger Floridians when it goes into effect on July 1, but also those in surrounding states who rely on abortion care outside their state. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement: 

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EMILYs List Statement on Florida Abortion Ban

EMILYs List Endorses Shirley Weber for Secretary of State in California

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Shirley Weber for secretary of state of California. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement: 

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EMILYs List Endorses Shirley Weber for Secretary of State in California

EMILYs List Statement on Oklahoma Implementing the Most Restrictive Abortion Ban in the Country

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law a near-total abortion ban in Oklahoma (S.B. 612) that is set to take effect in August. Gov. Stitt has signaled his willingness to sign other anti-abortion bills headed to his desk, which will have a more immediate effect. S.B. 612 is now the most restrictive abortion…

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EMILYs List Statement on Oklahoma Implementing the Most Restrictive Abortion Ban in the Country

EMILYs List Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today kicks off Black Maternal Health Week, a week founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance for awareness, activism, and community-building to bring visibility to Black-led maternal health initiatives. In recognition of this week, Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:  

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EMILYs List Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week

EMILYs List Endorses Valerie Foushee for Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Valerie Foushee for election to represent North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

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EMILYs List Endorses Valerie Foushee for Congress

EMILYs List Announces its Spring 2022 Ignite Change Fellows

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, announced the selected fellows for its Spring 2022 Ignite Change Fellowship, a nine-week virtual initiative to train community leaders and advocates and prepare them for a future run for office.

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EMILYs List Announces its Spring 2022 Ignite Change Fellows

Statement on Gov. Whitmer’s Steadfast Efforts to Protect Reproductive Freedom in Michigan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brought a lawsuit on behalf of her constituents in order to protect the right to abortion in the state. Michigan currently has a 1931 pre-Roe law on the books that would go into effect and criminalize abortion as manslaughter if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the precedent in Roe…

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Statement on Gov. Whitmer’s Steadfast Efforts to Protect Reproductive Freedom in Michigan