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Mar 28 2023
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Tell Your State Senator Today to Support Girls’ Sports!

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The protect women’s sports bills (HB 1249 and HB 1489) passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 6 to 1 “Do Pass” recommendation.

 

The bills now move to the Senate floor and will be debated soon. You can read more about both bills here.  Watch the testimony of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota here.

 

ACT TODAY! Please email, call, or tweet your State Senator through our Action Center HERE and urge them to protect women’s sports. Girls should not be forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams.  

 

Forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted! 

 

Please Pray: Pray for our legislators that God would give them the wisdom and understanding to accomplish His purposes. 

 

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27

 

Linda Thorson
State Director

Mar 27 2023
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North Dakotans: Let’s Pray To Make a Difference!

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North Dakotans: Let’s Pray To Make a Difference!
“The fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” – James 5:16

 

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota invites you to join us this coming Monday, April 3, at the State Capitol in Bismarck to pray for our state legislators and our state as we near the end of the 2023 legislative session.
 

Here are the details:
Date: Monday, April 3
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Location: State Capitol, 600 East Boulevard Avenue

We will gather in Memorial Hall on the 2nd floor to pray.  The CWA Cultivate Your Capitol brochure will be available for guidance.
 

Pray: Grant the legislators wisdom and clarity as they make many decisions as the 2023 Legislative Session comes to a close.  May they respond to your prompting to protect all You have created, especially our children.   

 

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”  Phillippians 4:6

 

I hope you will join us! Bring the family!

 

Linda Thorson

State Director

 

P.S. Consider expressing your faith by wearing a cross.

Mar 24 2023
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Action Needed! Girls’ Sports Bills Moving!

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he protect women’s sports bills (HB 1249 and HB 1489) passed the House last month, and both bills will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee this Monday, Monday, March 27. You can read more about both bills here.

 
Your prayer and action are making a difference! Women should not be forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams.

 
Please Take Action! 
Email the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ask them to vote a “Do Pass” on HB 1249 and HB 1489. The committee members are listed below my signature. If you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota, please let them know.   

Send your own message or use the suggested message here:

 
Subject Line of email:  Vote “Do Pass” on HB 1249 and HB 1489

 
Dear Senator _________,
Please vote to protect women’s sports at our high schools and institutions of higher education.    Individual male-born athletes should not be eligible to participate on an athletic team that is exclusively for females.

 
Sincerely,
Your name and town

Forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted!

 
Please Pray: 

  • Pray that God’s design for both sexes will be upheld by North Dakota law. Genesis 1:27 says, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
  • Pray that our women will again be provided the protection God initiated when He created the physical nature of women to be different from biological men.
  • Pray that our women will again be able to compete fairly with the body design God gave them to bring honor and glory to Him.

 

Thank you! 
Linda Thorson
State Director
CWA of North Dakota
For Concerned Women for America LAC
[email protected]
701-993-8517
nd.cwfa.org
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Members of the North Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee

  • Chairwoman Diane Larson (R-District 30) Email: [email protected] Cell phone: (701) 400-7218
  • Vice Chairman Bob Paulson (R-District 3) Email: [email protected] Cell phone (701) 833-4752
  • Vice Chairman Jonathan Sickler (R-District 17) Email: [email protected] Cell phone (701) 461-3072
  • Sen. Ryan Braunberger (R-District 10) Email: [email protected] Cell phone (701) 793-3406
  • Sen. Judy Estenson (R-District 15) Email: [email protected] Cell phone (701) 351-3375
  • Sen. Larry Luick (R-District 25) Email: [email protected] Home Phone (701) 474-5959
  • Sen. Janne Myrdal (R-District 19) Email: [email protected] Cell Phone (701) 331-0946
Mar 19 2023
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Ask Your Representative to Protect North Dakota Children from Obscenity! Action Needed.

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I have written and encouraged you to take action on a good bill that protects minors by prohibiting the promotion of obscenity, objectionable materials, and obscene performance. Your prayer and action are making a difference! SB 2360 passed in the State Senate and will be voted on soon by the House. 
 

Email or call your State Representative using our Action Center and ask them to protect children from pornography in North Dakota by supporting SB 2360. Now is the time to act and make a difference! 

 

Please Pray: 
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the gift of children. We pray those in authority protect children from evil influences. May our lawmakers have the courage to stand for righteousness. 

 
 
“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD.  The fruit of the womb is a reward.”  Psalm 127:3
 
 

Thank you! 
Linda Thorson
State Director

Mar 17 2023
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CWA of North Dakota Responds to Court Injunction

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 17, 2023

Contact:  Linda Thorson
(701) 331-9792

Concerned Women for America of North Dakota
Disappointed the Temporary Injunction Continues

Bismarck, North Dakota – Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota is saddened for the lives of the unborn who will continue to go unprotected after the decision of the North Dakota Supreme Court not to lift a temporary injunction preventing an abortion ban from taking effect in the state.

 

Linda Thorson, Concerned Women for America of North Dakota State Director, had this to say about the Court’s decision: “We are deeply saddened the North Dakota Supreme Court Justices did not lift the injunction placed against the trigger ban. However, we are also profoundly grateful for the efforts of state lawmakers who continue to work during this legislative session to protect the health and life of all mothers and children. As the lawsuit against the trigger ban moves forward, we are hopeful district court officials will honor state laws written to protect life.”    

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Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is the legislation and advocacy arm of  Concerned Women for America. Concerned Women for America is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization with a rich 40-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.  

Mar 13 2023
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Obscenity Bill Moving – Take Action!

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Your voice is needed! Obscene material has been found in at least 40 locations in K-12 grade schools and children’s sections of public libraries across North Dakota. It is reprehensible to have sexually explicit content accessible to children.

 

SB 2360, a good bill that passed in the State Senate, will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 14. The bill protects minors by prohibiting the promotion of obscenity, objectionable materials, and obscene performance.

 

You can read my letter in the Fargo Forum , which provides more reasons SB 2360 is needed.   Letter: We are grateful for lawmakers working to make libraries safe places for children – InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

 

SB 2360 needs to pass. Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for material that is harmful to children. Also, allowing children to view sexually explicit material is sexual abuse as defined under the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Mandated Reporters.

 

Please Take Action:

Contact members of the House Judiciary Committee to ask for their support of SB 2360. Ask them to vote a “Do Pass” on SB 2360. The committee members are listed below my signature. If you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota, please let them know.   

 

Send your own message or use the suggested message here:

 

Subject Line of email:  Please vote “Yes” on SB 2360

Dear Representative _________,

Please vote to protect children. Obscene material does not belong in children’s sections of public libraries or K-12 grade school libraries.

Sincerely,

Your name and town

 

Be sure to forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted!

 

Please Pray: 

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the gift of children. We pray those in authority protect children from evil influences. May our lawmakers have the courage to stand for righteousness. 

 

“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD.  The fruit of the womb is a reward.”  Psalm 127:3

 

Linda Thorson

State Director

 

Members of the North Dakota House Education Committee

Feb 16 2023
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Take Action to Protect our Children from Obscenity!

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SB 2360 will protect minors by prohibiting the promotion of obscenity, objectionable materials, and obscene performance.

 

Digital library resources offered by a school district, state agency, or public library to kindergarten through twelfth-grade students must have safety policies and technology protection measures to prevent access to pornography and child sexual abuse material.

 

Email or call your State Senator using our Action Center and ask them to protect children from pornography in North Dakota by supporting SB 2360. Now is the time to act and make a difference! 

 

Thank you!

Linda Thorson

State Director

Feb 05 2023
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Girls’ Sports Bills Are Moving! Calls Needed to State Representatives

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Thank you to everyone for contacting the House Human Services Committee! Your calls and emails relating to fair competition and equality in girls’ sports for all North Dakota female athletes made a difference! The committee gave both HB 1249 and HB 1489 a “Do Pass” recommendation by a vote of 9 to 3.

 

There is no denial, “No male, however he identifies, will ever shed his XY chromosomes, menstruate, or give birth,” said Penny Young Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America. Policies allowing for inclusion in sex-specific sports on the basis of “gender identity” have no substantiation in biological fact or valid medical research to defend males competing in female athletics. Read more about the issue here: Women’s Group Endorses Legislation to Protect Female Athletes on National Girls & Women in Sports Day – Concerned Women for America

 

HB 1249 and HB 1489 will protect women’s sports at North Dakota high schools and institutions of higher education by “designating athletic teams and sports for male, female or coed participation.” This legislation prohibits male-born athletes from entering women’s sports as transwomen.

 

CWA of North Dakota submitted testimony on both bills. See HB 1249 and HB 1489.

 

It’s not over! We need to urge all of the members of the North Dakota House of Representatives to vote in favor of HB 1249 and HB 1489! They must hear from those who stand with us to ensure fair competition and equality in women’s sports!

 

ACT TODAY! Please email, call, or tweet your State Representative through our Action Center HERE and urge them to protect women’s sports. Girls should not be forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams. 

 

Forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted!

 

Please Pray: Pray for our legislators that God would give them the wisdom and understanding to accomplish His purposes.

 

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27

 

Linda Thorson

State Director

CWA of North Dakota

nd.cwfa.org

[email protected]

Facebook: Concerned Women for America of North Dakota

 

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Please consider contacting all of the House Members by sending an email message to the addresses below.

 

Suggested message:

Please vote to protect women’s sports at high schools and institutions of higher education.   Protect equal opportunity and a fair playing field for girls’ and women’s sports. Individual male-born athletes should not be eligible to participate on an athletic team that is exclusively for females.

Sincerely,
Your name and town

 

Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives:

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Jan 28 2023
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Action Needed: 1st and 14th Amendment Rights Threatened

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Will you help pass a great piece of legislation? An important bill relating to preferred pronouns and school policies on expressed gender was heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee members on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. A member of the committee, Sen. Larry Luick (R-District 25), sponsored the bill. See his contact information below and send Sen. Luick a message to thank him!
 
The First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of employees are being threatened. SB 2231 protects those rights! Forcing teachers to use “preferred pronouns” infringes on a teacher’s right to free speech and the free exercise of religion. Policies that require a student to be referred to by gender, non-binary, or plural pronouns, or other gendered languages that are different from the student’s biological sex violate the religious belief that God assigns sex at conception and is a conflict for those unwilling to compromise their beliefs.
 
Read Concerned Women for America (CWA)’s important information on this issue. Campus Insanity – Concerned Women for America and Back to School and “Gender Identity” Indoctrination – Concerned Women for America
 
CWA of North Dakota submitted written and online audio testimony on the bill. The Senate Judiciary members will be voting on SB 2231 as early as Monday, January 30.
 
The Senate Committee Members must hear from those who stand with us on prohibiting a public school from adopting a policy or practice regarding expressed gender. Please urge the committee members to give SB 2231 a do-pass recommendation.
 
Please Take Action:

  1. Email or call the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee listed below my signature line and ask them to vote a “Do Pass” on SB 2231. If you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota, please let them know. Do not hesitate to leave a message on their voicemail.
  2. Forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted!

Suggested message:

Please vote “Do Pass” on HB 2231. Protect the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of Public School teachers.
 
Sincerely,
Your name and town

Please Pray: Pray for our legislators on the Senate Judiciary Committee by name that God would give them the wisdom and understanding to accomplish His purposes.
 
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Thank you! 
Linda Thorson
State Director

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:

  • Madam Chair Sen. Diane Larson (R–District 30) Email [email protected] |Cellphone 701-400-7218
  • Vice-Chairman Sen. Bob Paulson (R–District 3) Email [email protected] |Cellphone 701-833-4752
  • Vice-Chairman Sen. Jonathan Sickler (R–District 17) Email [email protected]  | Cellphone 617-461-3072
  • Sen. Ryan Braunberger (D-District 10) Email [email protected]|Cellphone 701-793-3406
  • Sen. Judy Estenson (R-District 15) Email [email protected] | Cellphone 701-351-3375
  • Sen. Larry Luick (R-District 25) Email [email protected]  | Home Phone 701-474-5959
  • Sen. Janne Myrdal (R-District 10) Email [email protected] | Cellphone 701-331-0946
Jan 25 2023
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Action Needed! Make a call on behalf of North Dakota female athletes.

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You can make a difference in North Dakota by praying and acting on two important bills being considered during the 2023 North Dakota legislative session. HB 1249 and HB 1489 relating to fair competition and equality in girls’ sports for all North Dakota female athletes.

 

HB 1249 and HB 1489 will protect women’s sports at high schools and institutions of higher education by “designating athletic teams and sports for male, female or coed participation.” This legislation prohibits male-born athletes from entering women’s sports as transwomen.

 

Read Concerned Women for America’s Protecting Women’s Sports CWA Fact Sheet for important information on this issue.

 

I submitted testimony in favor of the bills and urged the committee members to give HB 1249 and HB 1489 a do-pass recommendation. The House Human Services Committee Members must hear from those who stand with us on protecting girls’ sports in High Schools (HB 1249) and at institutions of higher education (HB 1489).

 

Please Take Action:

  1. Email or call the members of the House Human Services Committee listed below my signature line and ask them to vote a “Do Pass” on HB 1249 and HB 1489. If you are a member of Concerned Women for America of North Dakota, please let them know. Do not hesitate to leave a message on their voicemail.
  2. Forward this email to family and friends! Every email message and every phone call are counted!

 

Please Pray: Pray for our legislators on the House Human Service Committee by name, that God would give them the wisdom and understanding to accomplish His purposes.

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12

 

Suggested message:

Please vote “Do Pass” on HB 1249 and HB 1289. Protect equal opportunity and a fair playing field for girls’ and women’s sports. Individual male-born athletes should not be eligible to participate on an athletic team that is exclusively for females.

Sincerely,

Your name and town

 

Thank you!

Linda Thorson

State Director

 

Members of the House Education Committee:

Jan 22 2023
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CWA of North Dakota Testifies on Pro-Life Bills

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Concerned Women for America of North Dakota State Director Linda Thorson testified on a state-level life.gov bill that would provide expectant mothers with information and links to helpful resources offering support to them during pregnancy, as well as a fetal development bill that would provide a video showing a developing and moving image of a human being in the womb to enhance the classroom discussions in Health and life Science classes in a positive and meaningful manner.

Jan 22 2023
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State Director Hits the Airwaves

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Media Interviews- Linda Thorson, CWA of North Dakota State Director

January 18, 2023. State Director Linda Thorson joined Women of Another View to talk about the work of CWA of North Dakota in the upcoming legislative session.
January 17, 2023. State Director Linda Thorson
was interviewed by Kxnet.com TV on the abortion ban bill.
Dec 09 2022
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Speak Up to Protect Children from Harm

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“It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.” Luke 17:2

 

Sanford Health, the “largest rural health care system in the United States,” along with The Transformation Project, will be participating in the 3rd Annual Midwest Gender Identity Summit on January 13, 2023. The event will be held at the Sanford Research Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

 

The Transformation Project is a non-profit whose mission is “supporting and empowering transgender youth.” They promote the lie that “men and women can change their gender.” They conduct events “where participants, including children, ritually ‘burn’ their ‘old name or pronouns.’”

 

According to the Transformation Project website, several of the Summit’s session topics include:

  • Supporting Your Two-Spirit & Native LGBTQ+ Patients and Coworkers
  • Learning to Address Implicit Bias Towards LGBTQ+ & 2S Patients
  • General Affirming Care and The Attitude of Affirmation in Assessment

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota find these activities very disturbing, especially among a healthcare institution that takes an oath to “do no harm.” It is ironic that health care providers blatantly deny the science that tells us one cannot change their God-given sex. Children struggling with gender confusion should be protected from unethical medical interventions that ignore underlying causes and reject long-term health and well-being.

 

No long term, scientific research exists to support the safety or efficacy of sex reassignment treatments on children – in fact, there is evidence to the contrary. A 30-year study in Sweden showed a significant increase in heart disease and in the number of suicides, suicide attempts, and psychiatric hospitalizations in people a decade after they have undergone sex-reassignment surgery compared to a control group of people of the same age and sex.

 

To encourage attendance, “medical professionals” attending the event will be awarded professional education credits.

 

TAKE ACTION TODAY!

Contact Bill Gassen, President and CEO of Sanford Health, at [email protected] or by calling the Sanford Medical Center at 605-333-1000, and strongly urge him to cancel the January 13 Midwest Gender Identity Summit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

 

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we pray for those struggling with gender dysphoria that they will believe the truth about Your design for them found in Scriptures and reject the lies of Satan.  Let them see truth in Your Word that says, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female He created them.” We ask for protection of the hearts and minds of all our children, and we pray for Christians to courageously and lovingly speak God’s truth about Your design for sexuality in a confused and needy world.   

 

Linda Thorson
State Director

Nov 17 2022
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Encourage-A-Legislator Prayer Project – North Dakota

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Encourage-A-Legislator Program

“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” – I Timothy 2:1-2

The Call to Prayer

I Timothy 2:1-2 instructs us to pray for our leaders. Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) Encourage-A-Legislator (EAL) program offers our members and friends the vehicle to do this in an easy and meaningful way. It ensures consistent prayer for each legislator, and it encourages and builds bridges with conservative legislators as well as those who do not normally agree with us.

 

Whether a legislator is a believer, non-believer, conservative, liberal, Democrat, Republican, independent, or other, they need our prayers. This next legislative session, CWA plans to deliver those prayers.

The Goal

The goal of the EAL program is to encourage each member of the State House and Senate by praying for them on a regular basis and sending them a postcard throughout the legislative session.

 

The EAL program is never used to lobby and, therefore, is never confrontational. It is simply a great way to lift up those in authority and encourage them in their responsibilities.

The Commitment

We provide the name and address of the assigned legislator(s) and the postcards, and you commit to praying for your assigned legislator(s) daily, if possible, while the legislature is in session, and then mail an EAL postcard bi-weekly until the conclusion of the four-month session.

The North Dakota Legislature

The North Dakota Legislature is in session from January 3 until April 28 and consists of 94 House members and 47 Senate members.

Answer the Call

Sign up today to be an encourager—it couldn’t be easier! Sign up by contacting CWA of North Dakota’s Encourage-A-Legislator Coordinator Linda Werven at 701-521-1001 or by email at [email protected] and provide her with your name and physical mailing address. Be sure to specify how many legislators you would like to encourage. She will then enlist you as an encourager and send you a packet of postcards and instructions in January.

Spread the Word!

Please encourage your friends and family to sign up.

 

Consider making this a family project by involving your children.

 

Print and distribute information about this great opportunity to pray and encourage your state legislators. Click here for a printable push card. Print them double-sided on cardstock or order them through the contact information above.  

Jun 28 2022
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CWA of North Dakota Supports Bipartisan “Trigger Statute” Soon to Go Into Effect

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2022
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Linda Thorson (701) 331-9792  

Concerned Women for America of North Dakota Supports
Bipartisan “Trigger Statute” Soon to Go Into Effect

 

Bismarck, North Dakota – Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced this morning that he hand-delivered a letter to the North Dakota Legislative Council today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

 

The 2007 bipartisan “trigger bill,” House Bill 1466, banning abortion, was written to take effect should the Roe precedent be overturned. Its primary sponsor was former Rep. James Kerzman, a Democrat.   Many other Democrat House members voted to pass the bill, including the current Minority Leader, Sen. Joan Heckaman (New Rockford), Sen. Richard Marcellais (Belcourt), and Sen. Tim Mathern (Fargo).

 

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota State Director Linda Thorson, speaking for Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, has this to say concerning the certification of the 2007 legislation regulating abortion:

“We are grateful that the North Dakota Legislature passed a strongly supported bipartisan ‘trigger statute’ that goes into effect next month! North Dakota stands ready to welcome women and unborn children. Our citizens, members of the state legislature, and our state administration have strongly supported a culture of life that protects all.”

 

“We are not so naive as to think that no more abortions will occur. After 50 years of a culture of death, we still have hearts and minds to change. We must continue to lovingly support and encourage women in their pregnancies. We must declare respect for life from the moment of conception and understand that all life is precious. We must recognize that we are created in the image of God.”

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Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee is the legislation and advocacy arm of Concerned Women for America, the Nation’s largest public policy organization for women; we are dedicated to promoting Biblical values and Constitutional principles. More information is available at ConcernedWomen.org.

Jun 24 2022
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Roe vs. Wade is Overturned! CWA of North Dakota Responds

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
June 24, 2022                                                    

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Linda Thorson (701) 331-9792  

  

Concerned Women for America of North Dakota
Applauds the SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade 

 

Bismarck, North Dakota – North Dakota stands ready to welcome women and unborn children. Our citizens, members of the state legislature, and our state administration have strongly supported a culture of life that protects all. 

 

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota State Director Linda Thorson, speaking for Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, has this to say concerning the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision:

 

“We appreciate Gov. Doug Burgum’s released statement in May of 2022 about the decision regarding Roe v. Wade, in which he stated, ‘While recognizing that the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue an official opinion, our administration has consistently supported pro-life legislation, and we welcome the prospect of this issue being returned to the states where it belongs.’

 

“Well, the Supreme Court has finally overturned Roe, and now it is up to us, the people of North Dakota, to do our part. Thank you, Gov. Burgum and North Dakota legislators, for your tireless work on behalf of women and unborn children. We are grateful for your work to ensure the protection of life is celebrated by all of our citizens!”

 

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Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee is the legislation and advocacy arm of Concerned Women for America, the Nation’s largest public policy organization for women; we are dedicated to promoting Biblical values and Constitutional principles. More information is available at ConcernedWomen.org.

Jan 13 2022
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Calls Needed for UND Gender Policy Proposal

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The University of North Dakota (UND) has a proposed “gender inclusion” policy that infringes on the free speech rights of students, faculty, staff, and visitors and creates an unhealthy student housing environment.

Although the proposed policy has been removed from the UND website, the North Dakota Catholic Conference saved a copy posted in the fall of 2021. As you can read, the policy goes beyond setting rules for administration procedures for respecting a person’s preferred name and pronoun, and it goes beyond the claim that it only addresses the intentional misuse of pronouns. Read these two excerpts:

“Proposed policy for Programs, Activities, Facilities, and Benefits:  University members may participate in university activities and programs consistent with their gender identities including, but not limited to, housing, recreation services, and activities, and camp programs.”

“Use of Facilities:  Students, employees, and visitors may access restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities consistent with their gender identity and expression and are not required to use UND facilities inconsistent with their gender identity and expression or to use alternative facilities.”

The details of the proposal can be found here.

This policy is in the proposal stage, but since there is no indication that the University has stopped the procedure from putting it in place, your calls are needed now! 

Take Action! – Contact the following people and ask them to reject UND’s proposed “gender inclusion” policy. Your message does not need to be long. If you send an email, be sure to include your name and mailing address. Please remember to be courteous.

  1. Mayor Brandon Bochenski: (701)746-2607 | [email protected].
  2. UND President Andrew Armacost: (701)222-2121 | [email protected]
  3. Assistant Vice President of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Donna Smith: (701) 777-4172 | [email protected]
  4. Forward this on to family and friends!

Pray! We ask for continued prayer that truth and righteousness prevail. Pray for each individual by name as you contact them. “… to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.” (Acts 26:18)

Linda Thorson
State Director

Dec 22 2021
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Register for North Dakota’s Pro-Life Conference

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Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota invites you to attend the 2022 North Dakota Pro-Life Conference sponsored by our ally North Dakota Family Policy Alliance and in conjunction with many other pro-life organizations around the state, including CWA of North Dakota.

We are excited to have CWA’s General Counsel, Mario Diaz, Esq. kick off the conference with his presentation “Beyond Roe – Rekindling Our Love of Life.” Be sure to stop by the CWA of North Dakota table where we will have our powerful prayer booklet on hand, 30 Days of Prayer FOR LIFE, Spiritual Engagement for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health booklet written by Mario Diaz.

We need to be engaged more than ever to support mothers and their unborn children. Will you join us?

There is no cost to attend the event, and lunch will be provided!

Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Heritage Center in Bismarck, 612 E Boulevard Ave, Bismarck, ND 58505
Registration: Register online or call: (701) 355-6425. Space is limited so register today!

Conference speakers include:

  • Concerned Women for America, Mario Diaz, Esq.
  • Concerned Women for America of North Dakota, Linda Thorson, State Director
  • North Dakota Family Alliance, Mark Jorritsma, Executive Director
  • North Dakota Catholic Conference, Christopher Dodson, Executive Director
  • North Dakota Right to Life, McKenzie McCoy, Executive Director
  • Women’s Pregnancy Center in Grand Forks, Jill Chandler, Executive Director
  • North Dakota State Legislature, Pro-life Caucus Leader, Senator Janne Myrdal
  • North Dakota Conservative Advocates, Amber Vibeto, Executive Director
  • North Dakota Post Abortion Ministries, Jodi Clemens, Sidewalk Advocate

Join us for this first-ever comprehensive pro-life conference here in North Dakota. You are sure to be encouraged to hear about the pro-life work being done in North Dakota to protect unborn children and their mothers.

You don’t want to miss this time of fellowship, exchange of ideas, and engagement in the pro-life movement. Space is limited, so please sign up today. See you there!

Linda Thorson
State Director

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