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Since its founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has been working nonstop to ensure there are more pro-choice Democratic women in office who support Roe v. Wade and who will fight back against Republican-led attacks on our rights.

It was no fluke. Pro-choice Democratic women who proudly spoke out about the right to choose were elected up and down the ballot in every election. But that didn’t stop anti-choice Republicans from introducing legislation that sought to limit abortion access.

In 2016, President Trump’s election changed everything. During his campaign, he promised that he would appoint anti-choice justices to the Supreme Court who would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Women responded with a wave of activism. People across the country took to the streets during the Women’s March, spoke out, and decided to run for office for the first time. EMILY’s List had thousands of women sign-up to run for office in the weeks after the election.

Not to mention the THOUSANDS of women who were elected to school boards, city councils, and state legislatures. These state and local lawmakers are poised to protect abortion access and protect #RoevWade from the ground up.