Platinum Sponsors
Compassion and Choices
For All Seasons
Maryland Commission for Women
Maryland NOW
Planned Parenthood Maryland

Gold Sponsors
City of College Park
Delegate Pam Queen
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Prince George’s County Alumnae Chapter
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

Silver Sponsors
AAUW Maryland
Allegany County Women’s Action Coalition
Delegate Heather Bagnall
Delegate Bonnie Cullison
Delegate Nicole Williams
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter
Emerge Maryland
Frederick County Commission for Women
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
MomsRising
Montgomery County Commission for Women
Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club
Prince George’s County Commission for Women
Tahira Hussain
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., Prince George’s County Chapter
Women’s Law Center of Maryland

Bronze Sponsors
Baltimore County Commission for Women
Business and Professional Women of Maryland
Calvert County Commission for Women
Christol Hair
Michaele Cohen
Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Fort Washington Alumnae Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, North Arundel County Alumnae Chapter
Chapter
Wendy Frosh
Susan Horst
Elizabeth Joyce
Maryland Health Care for All
Melissa Curtin Coaching + Consulting
Montgomery County NOW
The Old Line Project
Joan Stine
Whitfield Legal
Zonta Club of Annapolis

MLAW’s Fall Agenda Conference

The MLAW fall conference will be held in-person on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Silver Spring Civic Building, Great Hall.

The Conference will provide information and strategies to activate and energize participants to successfully advocate for legislation impacting women and families during the 2023 Maryland General Assembly Session.

Join us to:

• Listen to a Panel Discussion addressing how recent actions at the federal level of government have states stepping into protect the rights of women and families. Learn what legislation is being proposed here in Maryland to fill the gaps. Speakers TBD.
• Gain valuable insights from Advocates and Legislators presenting 2023 Legislative Proposals
• Network with other MLAW supporters from around Maryland about these important issues.
• Tickets are $35 until 11/1/22; late registration is $40 after 11/1/22. Sponsorship opportunities are available and encouraged. For more information, call 443-519-1005 or email us at mdlegagenda4women@yahoo.com. Ticket sales will close at 5pm on Wednesday 11/9/22. Due to safety considerations, there will be no on-site registration. Please register now.

Morning refreshments such as coffee and continental breakfast items will be provided during arrival and registration. Lunch will not be provided, however, there are many dining options within walking distance to the conference site for attendees to enjoy after the conference. Feel free to bring a snack or beverage/water bottle to enjoy during the conference.

Safety Precautions: To keep our staff, speakers, and guests safe, we ask that all participants wear a mask when entering the venue and checking in. Masks should be worn unless eating or presenting. Our venue has ample space, and we ask that attendees spread out and choose seats leaving some empty seats clustered throughout the hall. We will have masks and hand sanitizer available at multiple locations throughout the conference. MLAW reserves the right to close registration early if ticket sales exceed a safe capacity for the space.

The SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow to a fundamental human right that people in this country have been able to access for decades and generations.  Removing access to abortion will have dire, life-threatening consequences for women across this country.  Overturning 50 years of precedent significantly undermines reproductive freedom and a woman’s bodily autonomy.  

The evisceration of this human right significantly limits health care for women, deepens racial disparities, will increase maternal mortality rates, and will have particularly dangerous consequences for low-income women and women of color. The travesty of this politicized decision will overwhelm mental health services, foster care providers and social services agencies with potentially disastrous outcomes.

Forcing pregnant people and minors to carry a pregnancy to term, regardless of circumstance, or worse, having to prove that a rape or incest has occurred, is not only invasive but unnecessarily cruel and dehumanizing.  Women deserve better than that.

Make no mistake, this decision is just the tip of the iceberg to take away the most basic human rights, and we stand ready to work with our partners in protecting the autonomy and privacy of Marylanders’ lives.

We are proud to have supported the successfully passed Abortion Care Access Act in the 2022 legislative session. This bill, which will expand abortion providers and training, will be necessary to help ensure that Maryland women as well as pregnant people who come to Maryland from across the country receive the vital care they need when they are making the most deeply personal choices of their lives. 

As we have for decades, MLAW will continue to support Marylanders’ full autonomy and vociferously put our full weight behind supporting Marylanders’ access to abortion. 

Tonight is our Legislative Wrap Up Happy Hour! Thank you for joining us. Below is the Agenda for tonight that you may wish to download. Also, here is the Zoom link in case you misplaced it: Join Meeting

MLAW is pleased to share our 2022 Agenda Final Report. Click here to download a copy:

Click here to download the packet for our 2022 Legislative Briefing.