Lily Bolourian
Lily Bolourian is the Legal and Policy Director at the American Humanist Association. She is a seasoned strategist, policy wonk, and advocate with fifteen years of experience working and winning on issues related to abortion access, reproductive justice, immigration, police violence, and environmental justice. Prior to working with the AHA, Lily was the first woman of color in over thirty years to hold the title of Executive Director of Pro-Choice. She has also been Senior Legislative Aide to Montgomery County, MD Councilmember Will Jawando. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Health Law and Policy from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Politics from George Mason University.
Posts by Lily Bolourian
Protecting Access to Emergency Abortion Care is a Matter of Life or Death
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in consolidated cases Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S. that threaten the... Read More
Celebrating Norooz, the Persian New Year
This week, millions of people around the world, particularly in Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and across ethnic groups in Western, Central, and South Asia, will... Read More
Roe v. Wade Mattered
On the week of the would-be 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on the federal level... Read More
Truth, Reason, and Progress
This text is exerpted from Lily Bolourian’s remarks at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The event... Read More
Commemorating National Religious Freedom Day in 2024
National Religious Freedom Day is commemorated every year on January 16th in recognition of the landmark adoption of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom... Read More
Reining in a Rogue Supreme Court
On October 19th, the American Humanist Association hosted a webinar, Reining in a Rogue Supreme Court, to provide a humanist legal and policy analysis... Read More
The Fight for Abortion Access is Global: Commemorating International Safe Abortion Day
Since the 1990s, activists in Latin America and the Caribbean have mobilized on September 28th in favor of decriminalizing abortion, increasing access, and making... Read More