On November 7, 2006, Americans reaffirmed their commitment to the values of freedom, privacy, and personal responsibility by electing pro-choice, pro-prevention candidates and defeating anti-choice ballot measures in races across the country.  Voters sent a strong message that they are tired of divisive attacks on a woman's right to choose and oppose allowing politicians to interfere in our personal, private decision-making.  

NARAL Pro-Choice America, the nation's largest non-partisan pro-choice political organization, capitalized on the public's call for change with a comprehensive $2.5 million political program, which included independent expenditures in congressional races, direct contributions to candidates, and contributions to the efforts to defeat anti-choice ballot measures in three states. The organization's one-million-strong network of member-activists built on these financial investments by phone banking and going door-to-door on behalf of pro-choice candidates across the country.

In its 2006 post-election analysis, the National Journal listed NARAL Pro-Choice America as one of the top five major political organizations and as a leader among groups that "mobilized their grassroots and got voters to the polls in the most competitive races."  Seventy-five percent of NARAL Pro-Choice America's endorsed candidates won their races. 

Without a doubt, the change in the political landscape at the state and federal levels has created opportunities for advancements of prevention-related measures. As the political arm of the pro-choice movement, NARAL Pro-Choice America's primary mission is to use the political process to protect women's freedom and privacy. The 2006 midterm elections clearly show that voters are open to a change in the tone of the debate on choice—and that's good news for women and for Prevention First.

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