Day 25 – A Prayer in Heartfelt Communion
Dear Lord, In authentic heartfelt communion with You, We open our hearts in prayer. Set our heart right. We are discouraged by the despair And the many afflictions we face. We come to You like a child comes to a loving, wise parent, For comfort and peace and love. We just really need You, God. […]
It’s Time to Re-Open American Communities
CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance signed onto a letter applauding our nation’s Governors who are responsibly opening their states and supporting Americans as they exercise their constitutional rights and return to daily life. ~~~~~~ April 23, 2020 Washington, DC In response to public health guidance from the White House, governors in Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, […]
Action Item: Tell Gov. Northam to Shut the Abortion Clinics!
Why are abortion businesses still operating when Gov. Ralph Northam (Democrat) is shutting churches, schools, and mass gatherings? Currently, across the United States, including Virginia, services that constitute essential health care for women, such as routine Pap smears, mammograms, and pelvic exams, are being postponed in order to reduce everyone’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 LETTER: Pro-life Leaders Warn of Abortion Industry Exploitation
CWA signed on to a letter written to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, along with other pro-life leaders, to show how the abortion industry is exploiting this coronavirus pandemic. Here is an excerpt from the letter: “While we are in a hectic race to save lives, Planned Parenthood and other powers in […]
Gov. Northam’s Radical Overreach Must be Stopped. Calls Needed!
Dear Fellow Virginians, Gov. Ralph Northam needs to hear from you! Contact him by clicking here and calling 804-786-2211. Virginia’s radical, liberal governor has shown, once again, how little regard he has for our rights and values. His latest overreach came as he signed his Coronavirus Executive Order (Fifty-Three), where he has the audacity to […]
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Demonstrators Meet outside the Supreme Court
One of our amazing Young Women for America college chapter presidents, Lillian Knight, LSU, participated in the Protect Women, Protect Life rally on the steps of the Supreme Court fighting to uphold a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting procedures. She is quoted in the article in National Review. “On the steps of the […]
Could Debate Over Louisiana Abortion Law have Implications for Kentucky?
The following news story aired this week on Spectrum 1 Newschannels. Click link to watch the television broadcast or read the story below. “Concerned Women for America President Penny Nance says it is her rural Kentucky roots that fueled her passion for the anti-abortion movement. “I grew up the daughter of a pastor in Eastern […]
Concerned Women for America to add its voice to ‘Protect Women – Protect Life’ rally on steps of SCOTUS, Wednesday, March 4
WASHINGTON — Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), will join a broad coalition of pro-life groups and legislators on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Wed., Mar. 4, for the “Protect Women – Protect Life” rally. Pro-life citizens will join together in support of June Medical Services v. Russo, […]
Postponed: Alexandria Prayer/Action Chapter Kick-Off Meeting
Concerned Women for America of Virginia is following the federal and state guidance concerning COVID-19. Therefore, we are postponing our inaugural Alexandria Prayer/Action Chapter. We will post our new event date over the next several weeks. (Do you, or someone you know, live in or near Alexandria, Virginia? Either way, please read on.) I am […]
Conservative Leaders to AG Barr: Big Tech’s Opposition to Free Speech Must End
CWA signed onto a letter to Attorney General Barr urging him to end the unfair treatment conservatives and conservative organizations face. Dear Attorney General Barr, Last week you pointed out that “No longer are technology companies the underdog upstarts.’ ‘They have become titans of U.S. industry.’” With such power you said, “valid questions have been […]
A Tragic Day for the Most Vulnerable in this Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020 Contact: Toni DeLancey, PhD | Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 Washington, D.C. — Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), made the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted today on two pro-life bills, the Pain Capable Unborn […]
CWA of Virginia Marches for Life in Virginia
Concerned Women for America of Virginia participated in the February 13, March for Life in Richmond. Forty-two busses and an untold number of cars drove in for the event. Turnout estimates ran from 1,000 to 2,500. Prior to the rally and march, we visited legislators. This session has been difficult for our like-minded legislators, and […]
Penny Nance: ‘Trump brings new energy to the pro-life movement’
Contact: [email protected] 202.810.5530 WASHINGTON — Penny Nance releases the following statement after attending the March for Life rally with President Trump on the National Mall Friday: “It was a profound privilege to literally stand with President Trump before hundreds of thousands at the March for Life rally in Washington. Like no president before him, President […]
Remembering the Preborn Prayer Vigil
January 22, 2020, marks the 47th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade and is known as the Sanctity of Human Life Day. CWA’s Vice President of Field Operations, Tanya Ditty, participated in the “Remembering the Preborn Prayer Vigil” as a speaker and several of our HQ staff joined in. During the vigil, 3,000 flowers were placed […]
Watch CBS Interview on ERA
Dr. Toni Delancey, CWA’s Chief Operating Officer and State Director for CWA of Virginia was interviewed by CBS concerning the efforts to pass the ERA in the Virginia General Assembly. Click here to read the story. Here’s Toni’s interview:
R.I.P ERA says CWA
Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel announced an important opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), declaring the ratification expired and no longer pending in the States for action. In a Memorandum for the General Counsel of the National Archives and Records Administration, DOJ declares dead […]
Breaking! CWA of Virginia Responds to DOJ Ruling on the ERA
Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia represented you in Richmond by participating in the Celebrate Womanhood, Do Not ERAse It! rally/lobby day to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). I spoke at the morning press conference, and our CWA of Virginia team lobbied state legislators to discuss our opposition to the ERA. While we were working […]
CWA of Virginia Interviewed on ERA Efforts in Virginia
CWA’s Chief Operating Officer and State Director, Toni DeLancey, spoke to ABC 13 concerning the efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Virginia. Read the article and watch the video here. If Virginia passes the ERA, it will become the 38th state to pass the amendment, the threshold number of states needed to […]
Join Us at the Celebrate Womanhood, Do Not ERAse It! Rally/Lobby Day
With the strike of the gavel next Wednesday, January 8, the Virginia General Assembly will open its 2020 legislative session. You can count on Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia to represent your interests in Richmond and to keep you informed on the legislation that directly impacts you and your family. To kick off […]
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment “… legal classifications and distinctions based upon sex are not only discriminatory in themselves, but also lend governmental support to entrenched customs which ignore women as persons …” Pauli Murray, co-founder of the National Organization of Women The ERA proposes that “Equality of rights under the law shall […]