What would happen if SCOTUS banned abortion? Look at Texas during COVID
On Monday, the Supreme Court’s ruled in June Medical Services v. Russo, a case that could have devastated abortion access. The news was good for abortion access, for now. But what if the news out of SCOTUS had been bad? Unfortunately, we have a pretty good idea of what that world will be like. We’ve […]
Black Lives Matter
At Lilith Fund, we recognize the connection between reproductive justice and systematic police violence—especially as it directly harms Black people, their families, their children, and their communities. We acknowledge police brutality as a violent epidemic that endangers the Black members of the Lilith Fund community, including our clients, supporters, volunteers, partners, board, and staff. As […]
Responding to COVID-19: List of Mutual Aid Networks
Lilith Fund is intimately familiar with the need to show up for our community when the government refuses—it’s why our mission is to fund abortions in Texas. The COVID-19 global pandemic is the latest example of a government that can’t meet the basic needs of their people. But thankfully communities are creating mutual aid networks […]
We Updated Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Earlier this year, we started thinking deeply about the mission, vision, and values of Lilith Fund. We reflected on the work we’ve been doing since Lilith Fund started funding abortions in 2001 and the work we are doing now. We asked ourselves where we had been and where we are going—especially as a grassroots abortion […]
Introducing We Testify Texas Storytellers
It has always been important that our movement lifts the voices of marginalized people who’ve had abortions to help shift the narrative surrounding the procedure, particularly in areas where access is hardest. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of We Testify Texas! We Testify Texas is a partnership between Texas abortion funds, The […]
Austin-based abortion funds respond to lawsuit from former council member
AUSTIN — Former Austin Council Member Don Zimmerman has named local abortion funds in a frivolous lawsuit against city funding for abortion access. The lawsuit is a response to the passage of an historic and groundbreaking city budget amendment that would provide $150,000 in funding for practical support for Austin residents seeking abortion care. The […]
They tried it in Texas: Abortion bans failed, but there’s more
As it does every two years, the Texas legislative session has come and finally gone. It was as ugly as usual when it comes to Texans’ reproductive rights and freedom. In fact, extreme anti-choice politicians filed more than 30 bills that sought to limit or ban access to safe abortion care.
Texas Abortion Funds Take The Fight For Abortion Access To The Capitol
Organizations that support Texans seeking abortion care came from the Rio Grande Valley, El Paso, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin AUSTIN — All Texans deserve access to affordable and safe abortion care. That is the message that representatives from abortion funds across the state brought to the Capitol today. Abortion funds support clients […]
In Austin and The Rio Grande Valley, Advocates Show Up For “Rosie’s Law” To Expand Abortion Care Access for Low-Income Texans
Named for a Rosaura “Rosie” Jimenez, who died seeking an abortion in the Rio Grande Valley due to the Hyde Amendment, the bill (HB 895) would provide abortion coverage for low income Texas families enrolled in Medicaid. LIVE VIDEO from Austin, Texas: https://www.facebook.com/lilithfund/videos/825253551148334/ LIVE VIDEO from McAllen, Texas: https://www.facebook.com/cathy.c.torres.3/videos/2340398219318206/ AUSTIN —“Rosie’s Law,” (House Bill 895) […]
Rep. Sheryl Cole and Advocates Announce “Rosie’s Law,” a Bill to Lift Abortion Coverage Bans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2019 **MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference** Contact: Cristina Parker, [email protected] Rodriguez, [email protected] Gonzalez, [email protected] AUSTIN — State Rep. Sheryl Cole (D-Austin) and advocates from Texas-based abortion funds recently introduced historic legislation, “Rosie’s Law” (HB 895), to expand insurance coverage for Texans enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program. The bill is […]
