by Taylor Grady-Daly | Sep 7, 2023 | Take the Lead Blog
We’re thrilled to announce that the recipient of our 2023 Jan Allen Courage Award is Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams, who represents House District 73 in Cabarrus County! Diamond, a Registered Nurse, mother of three, and former town councilor, was the only...
by Taylor Grady-Daly | Jul 1, 2023 | Take the Lead Blog
The Republican 12-week monster abortion ban goes into effect today, July 1. Though the rushed, poorly written bill faces legal challenges, a federal judge has allowed it to go into effect while temporarily blocking a rule about required doctor paperwork. While this...
by Taylor Grady-Daly | Jun 24, 2023 | Take the Lead Blog
June 24, 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and take away our federal right to abortion. With this decision, our pro-choice women legislators became our last line of defense against attacks on abortion...
by Taylor Grady-Daly | May 17, 2023 | Take the Lead Blog
On May 16, NC Republicans overrode Governor Cooper’s veto of their 12-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 20. This ban is a degrading and disgusting attack on our bodies and rights. It was created and passed in a rushed, undemocratic process with a total lack of...
by Taylor Grady-Daly | Jun 24, 2022 | Take the Lead Blog
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversed the constitutional protection that pregnant people have had for nearly half a century to legal abortion. In doing so, the highest Court in the land has effectively handed...
by Taylor Grady-Daly | May 9, 2022 | Take the Lead Blog
On May 2, a draft Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case written by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked. Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that the draft was authentic, though not the final decision. The published opinion from...