Press Release

There has been a lot of talk recently about racism, toxic work environment, and inequity in the reproductive freedom movement. Honestly, there has been talk of these issues for years, and we’ve been complicit in not addressing them.

NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota and NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation are no different, and it is time for us to be brave and talk about our organization and how we have upheld problematic systems.

We invite you to read our statement on anti-racism, accountability, and combatting inequity in our movement, organization, and structures. Included are the many things we got wrong, and our plan to make measurable progress towards change.

The work of dismantling White Supremacy and cis-gender primacy in the reproductive freedom movement is long overdue. We are committed to this work, and we hope you will join us.

Today, NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota announced the endorsement of pro-choice candidates running for Minnesota State House and Senate.

NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota is pleased to announce Representative Tina Liebling as our 2019 Legislator of the Year. The award recognizes a state legislator who made significant contributions during legislative session to protect reproductive freedom and abortion access.

The NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota Board of Directors is proud to announce that Maggie Meyer has accepted the position of Executive Director beginning August 1, 2019.

Meyer brings a decade of experience in organizing, fundraising and development to NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota. Meyer joins the organization after serving as Finance Director for Erin Murphy’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign and Development Director for the Center for Economic Inclusion. As the former Associate Director of Women Winning, Meyer also brings highly valuable experience in pro-choice politics and organizing.

Pro-choice candidates were elected up and down the ballot with Tina Smith, Angie Craig, Dean Phillips at the top of the ticket to dozens of seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives.  They defeated incumbents whose positions opposing contraceptive access and abortion rights were out of step with their constituents. NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, in collaboration with NARAL Pro-Choice America, spoke with thousands of pro-choice voters in 2018 on behalf of NARAL-endorsed candidates. NARAL members reminded voters of what is at stake if Roe v. Wade is gutted and why it is so important to keep Minnesota a stronghold of reproductive freedom.  Up and down the ticket, Minnesotans made their opinions clear—this is a state that supports abortion rights.