House Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Disappoints, Fails to Protect Women

This week, the House passed a reauthorization bill of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but this bill falls short and fails to accomplish its namesake goal. From its inception, the purpose of VAWA has been to protect, support, and seek justice for women who have suffered assault or abuse. CWALAC fully supports that mission. The goal of the current VAWA reauthorization […]

The House Makes Unprecedented Moves on Born Alive

On Tuesday, Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) filed a discharge petition for H.R. 962, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. A discharge petition is a way to bring a bill to the floor that is otherwise being blocked by the Speaker, if the majority (218) of representatives agree and sign. On every legislative day […]

#EndInfanticide

This is our chance to end infanticide and put a stop liberal efforts to expand late-term abortion even to newborns! Click here to find out what you can do.

Don’t be fooled ladies — the Equality Act is a threat to all of us

How can people like Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO of IBM, so easily jump on the bandwagon of the so-called Equality Act and fail to see its obvious threats to women? The Equality Act, which would amend existing federal civil rights laws (including the Civil Rights Act of 1964) to include sexual orientation and gender identity […]

“Until Justice Rolls Down Like Dollars”— the SPLC Exposed

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has once again been exposed for what it is, “a high profitable scam,” according to one former employee who wrote for the New Yorker in a recent, explosive op-ed. Recall that the SPLC is a hateful racket that smears Christian conservatives as racists. Remember when they smeared Dr. Ben […]

Abortion is Not an International Right

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 63) came to an end this week at the United Nations in New York City. News reports warn that the U.S. seeks to decrease the rights of women and girls by taking away an international “right” to abortion in UN resolutions. Based mainly on propaganda from far-left […]

Secretary Pompeo Continues to Remove U.S. Taxpayer Funds Used for Abortion Overseas

Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced further implementation of the Mexico City Policy to protect “more unborn babies around the world than ever before” and enforce President Trump’s commitment to stop U.S. taxpayers from funding abortion overseas. In January 2017, President Trump’s executive action restored and extended the original 1984 Mexico City Policy to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.” […]

For America (Day 101) – A Prayer Against Late-Term Abortion

To You, oh Lord, we lift up our souls. For You are good — ready to forgive Those who call upon Your Name. And so, we call upon Thee, Yahweh. Arise Lord, against the evil that drives The recent push for late-term abortion in our land. Arise! Speak Lord, and it shall be done; Raise […]

Penny Nance on Conservatism and Feminism – The Daily Signal Podcast

Should women be drafted? What should we do about the #MeToo movement? And how can we reach out to more women with the conservative message? CWA CEO & President Penny Nance joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.  ____ Editor’s Note: Seeking to highlight the fact that some states took a long time to […]

Hostility Towards Religion on Display at the Supreme Court in Maryland Cross Case

This week the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association. The case deals with a 93-year-old World War I memorial shaped like a cross that was erected to honor fallen soldiers. The memorial stood for 80-plus years without challenge, but now it offends the American Humanist Association […]

Senate Dems Deny the Facts About the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

On Monday, February 25, the U.S. Senate failed to advance S. 311, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska). The bill needed 60 votes and failed by a vote of 53-44, with three senators not voting: Sens. Cramer (R-North Dakota), Scott (R-South Carolina), and Murkowski (R-Alaska). Sens. Cramer and Scott’s offices informed CWA they were unable to attend the vote due to weather delays. They are both original cosponsors of the bill and […]

CPAC 2019 – The Heartbeat of Humanity

CEO & President of Concerned Women for America Penny Nance is joined on the CPAC 2019 main stage by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dr. Ben Carson to discuss the dignity of every human life in a moving panel that left a mark on this year’s amazing festivities.

Why We Support the Trump Administration’s New Title X Regulations

Doreen Denny, Concerned Women for America’s Senior Director of Government Relations, talks to PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham about the new Title X regulations requiring physical and financial separation between abortion operations and family planning operations receiving federal money through the program.

Unconscionably Blocked: Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

On the heels of the most electrified month of the life debate, 80% of Americans have spoken out that they do not support infanticide. Forty-four members of Congress blocked a bill ensuring medical care to LIVING, newborn babies who survive an abortion. Think about that for a second. “Picture a baby who’s already been born, […]