Legislative Agenda
Through collaborative efforts, we work alongside legislators to pass legislation firmly grounded in the principles of reproductive justice. We staunchly oppose any endeavors aimed at eroding personal bodily autonomy and vigorously advocate for policies designed to dismantle obstacles that impede the access to services, resources, and rights for women, girls, and gender-expansive people.
Lift writes and advocates for legislation that uplift reproductive justice values; tracks and strategizes around legislation that limits or scales back reproductive justice; provides allies and activists with analysis of proposed legislation and policies; supports initiatives that affirm the civil and human rights of pregnant people and opposes efforts that threaten or undermine those rights; conducts advocacy trainings; organizes impacted persons and experts in medicine, public health, law, and economics to provide testimony during legislative hearings; and advises advocates, activists, and policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels.
What We Are Working On Now
Allow survivors of rape and incest to access abortion care, and without a requirement that they first report the crime to law enforcement.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Protect pregnant or postpartum people from criminalization or punishment for a negative pregnancy outcome.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Amend vague and confusing language in Louisiana’s abortion bans related to miscarriage management, ensuring that patients experiencing a miscarriage or other serious pregnancy complication could access timely and appropriate health care.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Change the penalties that could be imposed on medical providers, eliminated prison penalties, clarified requirements for prosecution, and reduced the two-physician certification requirement for the medical futility exception.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Amend the abortion ban to add clarity and allow timely and appropriate treatment for serious pregnancy complications and dangerous health conditions affecting pregnant patients.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Require public schools to provide free menstrual products in easily accessible locations.
Did Not Pass
Priority
Partner Bill
Require private insurance companies to cover doula services for pregnant people.
PASSED
Partner Bill
Expands Medicaid reimbursement to allow pregnant people using Medicaid to include a midwife on their birth team.
PASSED
Partner Bill
Prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Did Not Pass
Partner Bill
The Louisiana Family and Medical Leave Benefits Act
Establish a paid family leave program for employees.
Did Not Pass
Opposed
Establishes a $5 million tax credit for donations made to anti-abortion centers. These deceptive “pregnancy centers” pushed to eliminate any regulation or oversight, but we fought to include a provision requiring eligible centers meet certain criteria.
PASSED
Opposed
Require schools to get written parental consent for students who wish to use a name or pronouns that do not align with their sex assigned at birth. It also includes an exception for educators who want to harass, deadname, or forcibly out trans students - regardless of parental support.
VETOED by the Governor
Opposed
Bans medical professionals in Louisiana from providing gender affirming care for people under 18, despite opposition from nearly every credible medical association in the country.
VETOED by the Governor but overridden by the Legislature
Opposed
Don't Say Gay/Queer Bill
Prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.
VETOED by the Governor
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