Abortion Supporters: Take Action for Immigrant Justice!
Reproductive justice is “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” Source: sistersong.net/reproductive-justice As a Texas abortion fund, we are here to say that immigrant Justice is a reproductive justice issue. We call on our supporters to take action […]
We’re Looking For New Board Members
Lilith Fund is seeking applicants to join our Board of Directors! Our volunteer board of directors serves as a governing board that provides organizational and financial oversight, strategic governance, visioning, and support to our staff. We are looking for motivated people who are passionate about reproductive justice and excited to put in time and effort […]
Meet Our New Executive Director, Neesha Davé
After an extensive national search, the Lilith Fund Board of Directors is thrilled to announce we have selected Neesha Davé as our new Executive Director. Neesha’s journey with Lilith Fund began almost twenty years ago when she first volunteered for our hotline. She served on the Lilith Fund Board of Directors for five years and […]
Lilith Fund Resumes Funding Abortions for Texans
Change comes after a federal judge ruled that prosecutors cannot enforce the Texas abortion ban on abortions that are obtained in other states AUSTIN — Lilith Fund has resumed funding abortions for Texans who are forced to leave the state to access care. Lilith Fund is providing funding for abortion care in states where abortion […]
The SB 8 Ban on D&E Abortions Ignores Best Practices, Patient Preferences
This guest post was written by Monica K, a Lilith Fund volunteer and longtime supporter Today, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the omnibus, anti-abortion Senate Bill 8 into law. SB 8 bans physicians from performing D&E abortions, short for dilation and extraction, as well as criminalizes anyone who knowingly helps a person access a D&E […]
Harmful Impact of Abortion Restrictions Confirmed: Increased Wait Times, Delayed Care
Independent research confirms that Texas is already seeing the harmful consequences reproductive rights organizations warned would happen following the passage of draconian anti-abortion legislation, leaders of those organizations said today. A new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), released on Monday, reveals that widespread clinic closures are substantially increasing wait times for abortions, […]
What Happened in Charleston is a Reproductive Justice Issue
As you know, last week a domestic terrorist walked into the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC and murdered nine people: Sharonda Coleman Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, DePayne Middleton Doctor, Clementa Pinckney, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, and Daniel Simmons Sr. We are holding the families of these victims in our […]
Our response to the 5th Circuit’s opinion on House Bill 2
After several months of waiting for a decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a severe and devastating opinion on House Bill 2. We are absolutely heartbroken by the ruling, but we are not surprised. Infuriatingly, the Court found that requirements in House Bill 2 did not impose an undue burden on a “large faction” […]
2014 Annual Report
Thanks to your support, Lilith Fund had a historic year in 2014 despite the hardships created by House Bill 2. We doubled the amount of direct assistance we gave out in 2014 from the previous year, granting our callers nearly $140,000 to access abortion care. Thank You for being part of our mission in 2014. […]
The Lilith Fund Statement on HB 3994 and SB 575
This session, lawmakers have shown no hesitation to further destroy access to Texans who need abortions. Proposed bills HB 3994 and SB 575 are directly in line with last session’s successful attempts to further restrict access to safe, legal, and timely abortion care services. HB 3994, an omnibus bill that would severely dismantle the judicial […]
