Darcy Burner is the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Washington’s First Congressional District. Right now, polls show her leading in the Democratic primary. This is great news for feminists, progressives and anyone else who cares about equity.

Darcy is an unyielding advocate for women’s rights. This year at Netroots Nation, she delivered the keynote speech in which she urged women to “come out of the closet” for abortion, asking all women who have had an abortion to stand up. Then she asked everyone else who knows someone who has had an abortion or stands with someone in their choice to end a pregnancy to also stand up. In short, for anyone who has seen the speech, ...