In our most spectacular election victory to date, we helped defeat Jim Crawford (D, HD 2), a 28-year incumbent from Granville County, who voted consistently against women’s health in the 2011 Legislative Session.

Jim Crawford cast the deciding vote in support of HB 854 the so-called “Woman’s Right to Know” bill in 2011 that mandated an ultrasound, waiting periods and state-directed counseling for all women seeking abortion care. This law is now one of the most extreme in the country with no exceptions for victims of rape, incest or for tragic situations when a much-wanted pregnancy goes terribly wrong. 

Women Are Watching: You’ve Got Our Back, We’ve Got Yours

Yesterday Planned Parenthood Health Systems Action Fund and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central North Carolina joined forces to protect 13 pro-choice incumbents facing primary challengers and two new candidates running for the NC House, Valerie Foushee (HD 50, Orange, Durham) and Deb McManus (HD 54, Chatham, Lee).

You can see the full list of our 2012 Primary Endorsements.  All of our Action Fund endorsed candidates are champions for protecting access to women’s health care and putting prevention first by supporting access to affordable birth control and medically-accurate sex education.

How You Can Help:  Donate Now to help us return a pro-choice majority to the NC Legislature in 2012.  It is only 6 months away.

For a complete list of legislative actions this session, check out our Legislative Updates.

ABOUT US

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central North Carolina is a pro-choice advocacy organization.  The Action Fund mission is to advance and defend reproductive freedom for all.  We elect prochoice leaders, lobby mercilessly, AND continue to be there for the women, men, and young people who rely on us everyday.

We achieve our mission by educating, organizing, and mobilizing pro-choice voters and  by contributing financially (through our PAC) to help elect candidates who support reproductive freedom.

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central North Carolina ( a separately incorporated, funded, and operated entity) and its associated political action committee (PAC) have been standing up for women and families in North Carolina since 2000.