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Penny Nance Speaks at Supreme Court Rally for Life

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12.1.21: A day to remember. Concerned Women for America was proud to help bring thousands of activists and college students from all over the country to Washington, D.C., to pray on the steps of the Supreme Court today while the Justices heard oral arguments in the biggest abortion case of our lifetime.

While we have a few months to wait until the final decision that could end the culture of abortion in America, we are so encouraged by the passion of the prayer warriors who stepped up to defend the least of these.

Click below to watch our CEO and President Penny Nance’s full remarks from the rally.

SPECIAL ALERT: Science Proved Us Right. STREAM NOW!

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Concerned Women for America is thrilled to drop a surprise special podcast episode TONIGHT ahead of the biggest abortion case of our lifetime being argued in front of the Supreme Court tomorrow. To brush up on the science of fetal development and the medical advancements since 1973, Penny is joined by pro-life OB/GYN Dr. Christina Francis.

Available below or wherever you normally get your podcasts!

 

OUT NOW: Podcast with Rep. Vicky Hartzler

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) joins Penny Nance to discuss how she found her way from the farmlands of Missouri to the halls of Congress by following God’s plan for her life. She also gives a sneak peek into negotiations on the effort to draft our nation’s daughters that will be voted on this week in Congress.

Click here to order a copy of Vicky’s book, Running God’s Way.

You can read the episode transcript here or stream the full episode below on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Nance: Number of Child Brides Is a Global Atrocity

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In her latest op-ed posted in Townhall, Concerned Women for America’s CEO and President Penny Nance, draws attention to the atrocity of child brides that affects more than 650 million girls worldwide.

From the article: “The effects on girls forced into marriage at such an early age are detrimental and impact their whole life: literacy, health, and overall well-being. Girls under the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth, and just as devastating, a child born to a child bride is 60% more likely to die in their first year of life.

“The United States must step forward and work to end the practice of child brides. We cannot ignore girls’ lives being ruined by being forced into a marriage when they should still be playing at recess. As women, we cannot remain blind to this reality. There are no simple answers, but there are some bottom line principles. U.S. aid to offending countries should be tied to reform … ”

Read the full piece here.

NEW: Better Before Biden – CWA Joins African American leaders to denounce Build Back Better Act

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The Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) held a press conference today to draw attention to the disastrous effects Biden’s Build Back Better Act would have on at-risk and minority communities in America.

Concerned Women for America’s Deputy Communications Director, Jacklyn Washington, joined to discuss concerns with the federal takeover of childcare included in the act. You can watch the full press conference below, with CWA comments beginning at 7:15.

Nance in Fox News: Hey Joe Biden and Democrats, leave our kids and childcare alone

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In recent years, the American system of self-governance has shifted to an all-powerful watchdog that seeks to control every aspect of its people’s lives. But it may have just taken its most egregious overstep: a federal power grab to control childcare.

Read the latest from Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America’s CEO and President, entitled “Hey Joe Biden and Democrats, leave our kids and childcare alone” in Fox News Opinion here.

Nance to American men: “Put on a real pair of pants, and get a job”

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At a recent high-profile conservative conference, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) gave a speech in what he referred to as the deconstruction of American men.

Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, defended the Senator’s remarks in a recent Atlantic piece. From the article: “I do think that we have a very confused generation of young men, and they live in a swipe-left and swipe-right world, and all of the choices they are given are often not good for them. I speak for a whole group of women who feel like saying ‘Put down the mocha latte whip, put down the game console, put on a real pair of pants, and get a job.’”

Read the full piece here.

CWA Honors Our Heroes – Veteran’s Day 2021

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This Veteran’s Day we’re taking a moment to honor the heroes in our lives that have served in our armed forces. Here’s a glimpse at some of the CWA family’s heroes that have served our country in Vietnam, WWI, WWII, and more. Thank you, today and every day, for the sacrifices you have made to defend our freedoms.

Words will never be enough to thank you for your sacrifice and bravery.

Ms. Magazine Creates New Site Entitled “Abortion Is Essential to Democracy”

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Ms. magazine has partnered with a law and policy institute to create a new website called “Abortion Is Essential to Democracy.”

From the article, Penny Nance responds: “The pro-abortion movement is built on lies. When Roe v. Wade was decided, they had wrong or incomplete science that has finally caught up to the left’s lies. If the goal of this initiative is really ‘Justice for all,’ as they stated, then that should include the unborn baby.”

Read the full story from Breitbart here.

Nance Joins Congressional Leaders in Opposition to Vax Mandate

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Concerned Women for America CEO and President, Penny Nance joins other conservative leaders calling on Congress to oppose the Biden Administration vaccine mandate: “This employee vaccine mandate shows a complete disregard for our civil liberties under the Constitution. It reveals to us a President who has lost touch with the people he represents and who now seeks to impose his policy choices by abusing the constitutional powers granted to him by ‘We the People.’”

Click here to read the full letter.

TODAY: CWA on the steps of the Supreme Court for TX Heartbeat Law

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Concerned Women for America’s CEO and President, Penny Nance, joined Newsmax to discuss today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court and what the next few months could mean for the pro-life movement.

Watch Penny’s statements on the steps of the Supreme Court today with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton here and her full interview with Newsmax below.

Penny Nance Speaks to 15,000 College Students at Liberty University

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Concerned Women for America’s CEO and President, Penny Nance, spoke at Liberty University’s convocation last Friday to over 15,000 college students in-person with even more watching online.

Nance led a panel entitled Women of Faith in Leadership that featured herself, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri), Carrie Sheffield, and Young Women for America National Director Annabelle Rutledge. The focus was to encourage students to vote their values, lean in on national issues, and to become informed citizens.

You can watch the full panel below and read more from Liberty University here.

 

Liberty University Convocation featuring Penny Nance and Women of Faith in Leadership Panel from Concerned Women for America on Vimeo.

Concerned Women for America to DOJ: Knock it Off

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For Immediate Release
October 12, 2021

Contact: Jacklyn Washington
[email protected]

Concerned Women for America to DOJ: Knock it Off

Washington D.C. – Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the largest public policy organization for women in the nation, sent the letter below to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to the October 4 memorandum to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and federal prosecutors “to address threats against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff.”

From the letter:

“However well-intentioned, the practical effect of your memorandum is to violate the most foundational principles of the First Amendment by creating a chilling effect on protected speech by concerned parents over the education of their children… 

“The federal government has no business injecting itself between a mother and the approach to educating her children. There has been no ‘disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence’ against school officials that would warrant this broad and aggressive step by DOJ and the FBI.”

At a time when anger against the monumental failures of the DOJ and the FBI is at new heights, it is unconscionable that this manufactured emergency is the focus of these departments and using valued and limited resources. Read the letter in full here.

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