Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day 2019

Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day 2019 Thursday, April 25 State Capitol in Baton Rouge This year, we are combining our Prayer Walk with the Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day. All Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Louisiana members and EAL prayer volunteers are invited to join us. We will meet at 10:30 a.m. and should conclude the day by […]

Promoting Fiscally-Responsible Parental Leave Plans

Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have put forward an innovative plan for paid parental leave. The CRADLE Act would allow parents to receive up to three months paid parental leave in a fiscally-responsible way. Instead of creating a new entitlement program, as many on the left have suggested, the CRADLE Act is an […]

Deep in the Heart of Texas

For the ninth time during a session of the Texas Legislature, Concerned Women for America of Texas hosted “Dinner with Texas Legislators.”  This year, seventeen Texas legislators participated in the program on Tuesday evening, March 12, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Austin. Each legislator had a moment at the mic to speak to the gathering […]

CWA at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women

This week, government delegates and non-governmental organizations from all over the world met in NYC at the United Nations for the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63). Concerned Women for America (CWA) sponsored a side-event panel on Friday, March 15, with the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) titled, “Putting Women and […]

Join CWA of Illinois at the March 20 Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Illinois will be joining pro-life organizations, churches, and supporters for Illinois Family Institute’s Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol on March 20. We hope you will attend to lobby your legislators to OPPOSE two horrific abortion bills: Reproductive Health Act, HB 2495, and Parental Notice […]

WIN: Trump on College Campuses

President Trump signed an executive order to protect free speech on college campuses today. Because of our Young Women for America chapters and efforts across the country, we were asked to be there when he signed it! Our YWA leaders have been effected by, and watched first-hand, the attack on the First Amendment on college […]

Your action is needed! Be a voice for our unborn children and their mothers!

Dear Friend, Just last week, HB 1336, the Abortion Pill Reversal Informed Consent bill, passed the State Senate after a unanimous “Do Pass” recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee members! HB 1336 now sits on the governor’s desk waiting for his signature! HB 1336 is a pro-life, pro-woman bill that amends the informed consent requirements to include information […]

Your Voice Made a Difference— Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit

Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, often recognized as the second-highest court in the land, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week by a vote of 53-46. No Republican senator opposed Rao. This is a major victory and a testament to your voice and […]

For America (Day 102)

O let us taste and see that You are good, Lord; Help us to trust in You and the promises You have given to us through Your Word. Blessed is He who puts his hopes in them. Help us to know You and understand You, increasingly so; Help us to fear You in Your holy […]

Action Needed on Illinois K-12 LGBTQ History Courses

The proselytizing of the LGBTQ lifestyle on impressionable school-aged children continues as HB 246 passed the Illinois House 60-42. Forty-four Republicans and 14 Democrats did not vote on the bill. If passed in the Senate and signed by the governor, this bill will go into effect July 1, 2020. Gov. Pritzker indicated he would sign […]

Communities That Care Survey – Your Voice is Needed!

ACTION needed on opt-out Communities That Care Survey! We want to keep the opt in language. Yesterday, HB 2361 passed out of the Children and Seniors Committee. The focus of this legislation is the Communities That Care Survey, which is a very invasive student health survey that CWA of Kansas very much opposes. Currently, parents […]

Strengthened Debbie Smith Act Introduced in Senate

On Thursday, Senator Cornyn (R-Texas) and Senator Feinstein (R-California) introduced the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, a bill that would reauthorize funding aimed at increasing capacity for DNA testing to reduce the rape kit backlog. The Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act was first signed into law in 2004 in response to the story of Debbie Smith, a […]

Use Your Voice – Episode 9, The Heartbeat of Humanity

  https://concernedwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CWA_UseYourVoice_Episode009.mp3 In this episode, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America Penny Nance looks back at her CPAC 2019 experience, where she was joined by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dr. Ben Carson, in a moving panel that left a mark on this year’s amazing festivities, to discuss the dignity of every human […]

March 15 Prayer/Action Alert: For Truth

George Washington said, “Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains taken to bring it to light.” Amid a crumbling culture, we must stand firm to defend our Judeo-Christian values. History has taught us that strong families are the foundation of a strong nation. Consider a Biblical sex-education alternative: Teen-Aid As the state seeks to […]

Sixth Circuit Greenlights Ohio Law Prohibiting Public Funding of Abortion Clinics

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio v. Hodges The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati invalidating an Ohio law barring the public funding of abortion clinics. This is good news. The law has now been upheld and can go into full effect. The court said the […]

Pro-Life Bill – There is GOOD NEWS!

Praise the Lord! On March 13, HB 1336, the Abortion Pill Reversal Informed Consent bill, received a unanimous vote of “Do Pass” recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee members! Thank you, everyone, who contacted lawmakers regarding this important life changing bill! Women are strong and capable and should have the right to know, if they […]

Time for the FCC to Take Parent’s Concerns Seriously

In a recent Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau sought comments on “the accuracy of the television content rating system, known as the TV Parental Guidelines, and the ability of the governing body for TV ratings, the TV Parental Guidelines Oversight Monitoring Board, to oversee the rating system and address public concerns.” […]

North Carolina Governor and Attorney General Put Our Unborn at Risk

I am sad to report that on Monday, March 4, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s new Protect Life Rule policy, Title X Rule, that prevents taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood and other abortion companies. North Carolina is among more than 20 states who have […]

Tell President Trump to Protect our Children!

Are you frustrated and bothered by what you see on TV? You are not alone. In recent years, Hollywood has taken advantage of their self-regulated TV ratings system and cable TV looks more like HBO than family-friendly programming. Networks advertise their mature and explicit programming during family-friendly shows; these commercials include overtly sexual themes, violence, […]