Save the Last Dance for … Political Correctness?

Sorry, young ladies in Staten Island, but because father-daughter dances are triggering and scary, you won’t be able to have a special night with your dad. The New York Department of Education passed a policy last spring that demanded schools scrap any “gender-based” activities that do not serve an educational purpose. Apparently the father-daughter dance […]

CWA at Walk for Life West Coast

This past weekend, tens of thousands of Pro-Lifers gathered together at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, California. Concerned Women for America and Young Women for America leaders and members were able to walk for the millions of babies who were never given a chance to do so. We stood with our […]

Obama-Era State Department Leftovers: Re-direct LGBTI Cultural Acceptance Funding

In the beginning, God made man and woman in His own likeness—two distinct sexes each with unique and special characteristics—and declared His creation “good”. Who could have anticipated that this God-given and inherent identity of gender and sex would be so debated, twisted, and redefined by the liberal left today? Even more incredible is that […]

CWA Hard at Work on the Pain Capable Bill

On Monday, January 29, the Senate failed to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This legislation, sometimes referred to as the 20 Week Ban, protects unborn children nationwide after 20 weeks’ gestation based on the scientific fact that an unborn child can feel pain in utero. This legislation also protects women who face a […]

Senate Failed to Pass Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate failed to pass S. 2311, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, by a vote of 51-46. This bill would have ended elective abortions after 20 weeks. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement: “Senators like Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota), and Claire […]

Cecile Richards Steps Down

Washington, D.C. – Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, plans to step down after more than a decade. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, had this to say: “Under the leadership of Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood has grown to push one agenda – abortion above all else – while throwing aside […]

CWA State Organizations are hard at work

January has brought a new year, and state legislatures across the country have started to convene. The 2018 sessions have already presented new challenges to the Biblical principles we value, but our state directors are already working diligently and strategically. Specifically, CWA of Georgia, California, and Maine have taken strong positions on several important bills […]

Congress: Back in Black?

The Golden Globe Awards show was viewed by 19 million people, and many women in entertainment used it as a platform to stand in solidarity with victims of assault and sexual harassment by powerful men in the industry. They did this by wearing black, which successfully grabbed the national spotlight and drove the media conversation […]

CWA: Standing Against Religious Persecution around the World

We will advocate on behalf of religious freedom and threatened minorities. Religious minorities continue to be victims of violence. We will place a priority on protecting these groups and will continue working with regional partners to protect minority communities from attacks and to preserve their cultural heritage. (National Security Strategy, December 2017) In 2017, Concerned […]

House Votes to Protect Infants Born Alive After Abortions

Washington, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4712, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act by a vote of 241-183. This bill requires any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to […]

CWA Attends Announcement of New HHS Division: Conscience and Religious Freedom

This week, members of the CWA staff were invited to a special event at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcing a new division on Conscience and Religious Freedom in HHS’s Office of Civil Rights.  Caroline Aderholt, CWA’s Chief of Staff, was the only non-speaker who was invited behind the scenes to join […]

Playboy and the Way of the World

It is the way of the world that corporations tend to be corrupted as each successive generation takes control. Sometimes men start companies with all the best intentions, eschewing the making of a cheap buck for the sake of their principles. This tends to be something their children fail to understand, or it at least […]

Join CWA at the 2018 March for Life!

Join CWA at the 2018 March for Life! When: Friday, January 19, for the 45th annual March for Life here in Washington, D.C. Where: The March for Life Rally will take place at 12th St. on the National Mall in between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive. Following the Rally, the March will begin on Constitution Avenue between […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Feisty and Feminine Workshops

  I also want to take a moment and thank God and you, our thousands of Concerned Women for America supporters, for the support you gave my book, Feisty and Feminine, this year. I wrote it as a manual for conservative women to be equipped on the major topics of the day.  We are stronger […]

Capitol Hill Brief — A Supreme Accomplishment

  Perhaps at the top of our list for accomplishments this year is the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.  God was so gracious to us! You have to remember that before the election, when the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia was announced, Hillary Clinton was, without a doubt, […]

Capitol Hill Brief — 100 No More

  We’re looking back at God’s many blessings for Concerned Women for America in 2017, and we cannot forget to thank God for his hand directing our 100 No More rallies around the country. One of the least known facts about the abortion industry and Planned Parenthood is its disturbing connection to population control and […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Pro-Life Victories

  Friends, as the end of the year approaches, it gives us a chance to reflect on what the Lord has graciously allowed us to accomplish this year. On the pro-life front, we have seen many advances.  With President Trump in the White House, one of the first things we were able to see through […]

Capitol Hill Brief — It’s Christmas

  It’s Christmas Day! What a wonderful time to reflect on the birth of our Savior and God’s goodness.  Scripture tells us that, “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Merry Christmas

  What do we celebrate on Christmas?  That, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” That we witnessed, “His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” There’s no bigger truth for us as Christians.  This is the good news we […]