Learn the Issues
North Carolina is one of the only remaining battleground states in the country. With democracy in jeopardy and our most basic rights subject to attacks at every level, electing progressive, pro-choice women to office in North Carolina has never been more critical.
Learn about the key issues facing North Carolinians and why we need to elect changemakers up and down the ballot.
Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights
Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights
The ability to determine what happens to your own body is essential to being a full and empowered citizen. At Lillian’s List, we believe that everyone deserves access to the full spectrum of reproductive and sexual health and rights, including abortion, contraception, sex education, and gender-affirming care.
While North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast with legal abortion past six weeks (before most people know they’re pregnant), access to reproductive and sexual health care in North Carolina is severely restricted. Here are the facts:
- North Carolina has a ban on abortions at 12 weeks, an unjust and harmful ban that affects marginalized folks, especially women of color, most acutely.
- Abortion seekers are forced to make two trips, one for in-person counseling, and another at least 72 hours later, in order to have an abortion.
- State Medicaid coverage of abortion care is banned.
- Abortion seekers under the age of 18 are required to have parental consent in order to obtain an abortion, or they are forced to go before a judge to get permission.
- North Carolina currently bans gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18.
Gender Equity
Far-right fanatics have been slashing women’s rights for years, overturning Roe. Wade and threatening women’s ability to participate in society. Lillian’s List is dedicated to electing progressive, pro-choice women who can lead the charge to protect women’s rights and finally achieve gender equality in North Carolina.
Women make up more than half the population in North Carolina, yet only occupy a third of the State Senate seats and less than 30% of the seats in the State House. Because of this disparity, men have been able to successfully block legislation designed to achieve gender equality for decades. Legislation to raise the minimum wage, enact paid sick and parental leave, create more affordable and accessible child and senior care, close the gender wage gap, support and expand access to reproductive, sexual, and maternal health care, and more are stymied because of the lack of women’s rights champions in government.