San Antonio, TX – Today, Avow announced our first ever endorsement in a local election. Avow is an organizing, powerbuilding, and culture-change org before we are an electoral org, which means that our allegiance is to reproductive justice over elections. We endorse candidates who will use their platform to advance reproductive justice and abortion access. […]
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Austin, TX – Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative Lulu Flores filed the Protect Survivors Healthcare Decisions Act (SB 2961) (HB 5237) last week in response to a Washington Post report of an abuser recruitment campaign endorsed by Ken Paxton to enforce Texas’ dangerous and unpopular abortion bans. BACKGROUND: Texas Right to Life, with the support
How Community Advocacy is Transforming Reproductive Care Access At Avow Texas, we believe in the power of community and grassroots advocacy to drive meaningful change. We’ve seen it firsthand in our journey to establish the San Antonio Reproductive Justice Fund — a milestone that showcases what local organizing can achieve. This fund is more than
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Houston, TX – Today, Avow: Unapologetic Abortion Advocacy announced four endorsements in the 2024 Primary Election. Avow has typically only endorsed candidates in General Elections but decided to support these candidates because of their abortion out-loud approach in the face of Texas’ extreme political climate and abortion bans. Avow Political Director Caroline Duble issued the following statement: “In
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After an extensive local and national search, Avow is thrilled to announce Raven Freeborn as the organization’s incoming executive director. Raven is a visionary reproductive justice leader whose work is a true embodiment of Avow’s vision of working towards a world where every person is trusted, thriving, and free to pursue the life they want.
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The staff at Avow Texas condemns the actions taken by All Above All’s steering committee and executive staff to layoff their workforce amid anti-Blackness concerns and investigations. To that extent, we request the removal of our name from their partners list. We stand in solidarity with the former All Above All staff who were laid
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Austin, TX –– “In the first lawsuit of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy.” [Texas Tribune, March 30, 2023] Avow Texas Policy Director Yaneth Flores issued the following statement: “We know that the end goal
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After four years of strong leadership, Aimee Arrambide is stepping down as the executive director of Avow Texas. Current deputy director Emily Martin, who has been at Avow for more than ten years, will serve as interim executive director beginning January 1, 2023. Aimee started her reproductive health, rights, and justice career at Avow Texas,
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Texas could soon criminalize all abortion. But together, we still have the power to take back our futures. Right now, Avow canvassers are working in the field and talking to voters about what abortion access means to our communities.
When we win back abortion rights at the state level, no out-of-touch, extreme judge will ever have the power to take it away again. Rush a donation and commit to restoring abortion access in Texas.
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When we win back abortion rights at the state level, no out-of-touch, extreme judge will ever have the power to take it away again. Rush a donation and commit to restoring abortion access in Texas.
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SB 8 bans abortion as early as 6 weeks and puts a $10,000 bounty on anyone who helps someone get abortion care. Now more than ever, we need unapologetic abortion rights advocates to lay the groundwork to defeat anti-abortion lawmakers.
Chip in to organize Texans to restore abortion access in our state. The organizing we do today determines the gains we make in 2022.
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NARAL Pro-Choice Texas is now Avow!
To avow means to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame. Now more than ever, our state needs bold and unapologetic advocacy for abortion rights.
As an independent, Texas-based organization, Avow will continue our work at the state and local level — where the decisions that most impact Texans are happening.
Together, we can build a Texas where every person is trusted, thriving, and free to pursue the life they want.
Learn more about our new name, inspired by bold and unapologetic abortion advocates like you!