CWA Represents You at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

This week CWA’s Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held March 12-23 in New York City where UN member states met to address the priority theme “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”.  The commission, held each […]

CWA Legislative Victory – Senate Passed FOSTA

This week the Senate passed the House-passed Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA). We were apprehensive about the senate vote because Sen. Wyden (D-Oregon) has had a hold on this bill which prevented it from moving forward. Sen. Wyden, working with the tech industry, was planning to offer […]

Senate Passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act

Washington, D.C. — Penny Young Nance, the CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement following the Senate passage of H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). The legislation now heads to the president’s desk:  “Yesterday the Senate made crucial strides to curtail the gruesome practice of […]

Urge HHS to Protect Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care

Our nation has a long history of protecting the beliefs of individuals and entities who object to certain activities based on religious and/or moral convictions. This is applicable in all areas of life but is particularly important for health care providers. Our nurses, doctors, and all health care providers should be free to live according […]

Senate Passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA)

Washington, D.C. — Penny Young Nance, the CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement following the Senate passage of H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). The legislation now heads to the President’s desk: “Yesterday the Senate made crucial strides to curtail the […]

CWA Stands for Free Speech at the U.S. Supreme Court

NIFLA v. Becerra Oral Arguments Recap It was a cold, rainy day in the nation’s capital today, but that didn’t stop your representatives from Concerned Women for America (CWA) from being present inside and outside the United States Supreme Court to stand for freedom of speech and for life. We were there as the Court […]

NIFLA v. Becerra SCOTUS Oral Arguments

Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. This case originated in California where AB 775 was specifically designed to curtail pro-life clinics’ effectiveness by requiring them to promote abortion services. Concerned Women for America was at the Supreme Court today rallying in support of […]

Legislative Update on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Conversion Therapy Prohibition

HB2739 HD1, Relating to Assisted Suicide, Establishes a regulated process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease and less than six months to live may choose to obtain a prescription for medication to end the patient’s life. Imposes criminal sanctions for tampering with a patient’s request for a […]

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Brought by CPCs Challenging California Law — Tomorrow

Please pray for this important case on free speech!  Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. EST, the Supreme Court will review the California Reproductive FACT Act, which compels pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to post notices in their physical clinics, printed material, and online regarding the availability of abortions.  Concerned Women for America submitted an amicus brief to […]

Updated 3-17-18: Stay Informed: CWA of Georgia Capitol Watch

Read our 2017-2018 – Targeted Legislation List (updated 3-17-18) The Georgia General Assembly convenes on Monday, January 8, and will run 40 days. Religious freedom, predatory gambling, marijuana cultivation, and LGBT special rights are among the issues we will be monitoring in the 2018 session. This is the second year of the 2017-2018 legislative cycle, […]

CWA to Ireland’s Prime Minister: Protect the Children!

CWA House Legislative Director, Jaime Ballew, met with members of Ireland Family and Life earlier this week.  The topic: Ireland’s 8th amendment.  It is a life-affirming law in Ireland that gives equal status to mothers and unborn babies but is under threat of repeal.  This amendment is a beacon of hope to America and has […]

Join CWA at the Supreme Court this Coming Tuesday

This coming Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a very important pro-life, free speech case: National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra.  And Concerned Women for America (CWA) will be in front of the Supreme Court to rally for freedom and for life. This is the case I’ve written […]

Let Us Unite in Prayer for the Sanctity of Human Life

At this month’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Freeport,  Sherrie Bicksler prayed for the sanctity of human life.  Sheri is the Executive Director of the Freeport Pregnancy Center and a member of the Freeport CWA Prayer/Action Chapter. Please join me in praying this prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of all things, Giver of Life, Who was, […]

Don’t Leave Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Unprotected; Support HB 2678

HB 2678, Adoption Protection, is needed in Kansas.  If not passed, it will leave our adoption agencies open to lawsuits and legislation that would force faith-based adoption agencies to adopt out to same-sex couples or shut down.  This has already happened in several states.  Don’t let Kansas be the next. Massachusetts and the District of […]

Feisty & Feminine Book Discussions

A wonderful discussion was held this last weekend at CWA of North Dakota’s first ever Feisty & Feminine Book Discussion. The book written by Penny Young Nance is “A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women – How to engage a culture desperate for a redemptive message”. We discussed ways we can be relevant to the pressing […]

Not Your Grandfather’s Pornography: the Problem, the Harm, and a Policy Response

As the country wrestles with the widespread problem of sexual assault (as embodied in the recent “#MeToo” phenomena) and how to respond to it, we must consider the multiple factors that lie at the root of the issue. The rapid spread of online pornography, with its decisive sexual objectification of women, is one area that […]