Update on Born Alive Discharge Petition

April 16, 2021: Update on Discharge Petition On opening day, 202 U.S. Representatives signed the discharge petition for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, setting a record for the most signatures in a single day.  You can see if your Representative has signed the discharge petition here (presented in order of signature). If your […]

Born Alive Discharge Petition Score Letter

Concerned Women for America LAC sent this scorecard letter urging U.S. Representatives to sign the discharge petition in support of H.R. 619, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Join CWA in your support for life by contacting your Representatives today using this link and urging them to sign the discharge petition in support of […]

Action Needed! Hyde Amendment at Stake

Baby in womb

If you oppose the federal government using taxes from workers’ paychecks to fund the destruction of babies in the womb through abortion, call your member of Congress at 202-225-3121 and urge them to vote NO. Read why below. Senate Democrats Repeal Hyde Amendment in Massive New Spending Cloaked as “COVID Relief”   As part of the […]

The Federalist: Biden’s DOJ Appointees Plan To Persecute Nuns, Police, And Female Athletes

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s choice for U.S. attorney general, confirmed his focus on “ensuring racial equity” and “meeting the evolving threat of violent extremism” at his confirmation hearings last week. “If confirmed, I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol,” he said in his opening statements, calling the events on Jan. […]

Nance to Newsweek: Did Evangelicals Make a Mistake in Supporting Trump?

Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee to Newsweek: “Evangelical policy leaders have been willing to work with every president. To his credit, President Trump sought our advice often—and we supported his policies because they matched our positions. We will never again settle for political crumbs from the establishment’s table. […]

All Night Vote-A-Rama to Push Massive New COVID Spending

This week, President Joe Biden shirked off a request from several moderate Republican Senators to work on a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats led by Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders laid the path for a budget resolution establishing a framework for massive new federal taxpayer spending for coronavirus relief that subverts the 60-vote requirement […]

Pro-life Senators join House Members in Drawing the Line to Save Hyde

Forty-eight Republican Senators have penned a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) pledging to oppose the rollback of longstanding protections in current law. Only Republican Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), both known for their pro-choice views, declined to sign. Much like President Donald Trump’s veto promise in the 116th Congress, […]

Biden’s Abortion Extremism Unmasked on the Eve of the March for Life

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2021 Contact: Natalie Panettiere 202-266-4816, [email protected] Biden’s Abortion Extremism Unmasked on the Eve of the March for Life Self-Proclaimed “Unifier” Breaks with Vast Majority of Americans Who Support Restrictions and Oppose Using Tax Dollars for Abortion Washington, D.C. – On the eve of the 48th annual March for Life recalling […]

Penny on CBN: Your Tax Dollars Will Soon Be Promoting Overseas Abortions

Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America addressed President Joe Biden’s Executive Order that rescinded the Mexico City Policy, “It is incredibly tragic that the Biden administration has departed from the Trump administration’s position, which is in line with 75 percent of Americans who do not want their tax dollars to be […]

CWA Calls on Congress to Hold the Line on Life

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Two hundred House Republicans sent a letter to House and Senate leaders today “to express our unified opposition to Congressional Democrats’ efforts to repeal the Hyde Amendment and other current-law, pro-life appropriations provisions.” They pledge to oppose any government funding bill that eliminates or weakens the Hyde Amendment or other pro-life appropriations protections in current […]

Penny Nance Quoted in the Washington Times

Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, is quoted in the Washington Times article, Biden, Harris commit to ‘codifying Roe’ as pro-lifers decry abortion agenda. Nance, “This week, Joe Biden took his hand off the Holy Bible at his swearing-in and within hours began a full out assault on women and human […]

Concerned Women Today! The Fight to Keep the Hyde Amendment

Doreen Denny, CWA’s Vice President of Government Relations, takes you inside the U.S. House of Representatives to get a first-hand account of a hearing on the fight to keep the Hyde Amendment. Should American taxpayers be forced to pay for abortion? If the Democrats in Congress have their way, the answer is Yes. Listen to […]

Press Release: CWA Applauds Prolife Actions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2020 Contact: Doreen Denny 202-266-4808, [email protected] Concerned Women for America Applauds Actions Against California and University of Vermont for Disregarding Pro-life Laws Celebrates “Life is Winning” with Vice President Mike Pence WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a “Life is Winning” event celebrating the achievements of the Trump Administration to protect and […]

The Hyde Amendment and Human Life

Today, the House held an appropriations subcommittee hearing titled “The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay.” Calling it what it is, a hearing dedicated to the elimination of the Hyde Amendment, would not be as well received.      By way of background, the Hyde Amendment is a critical pro-life measure introduced by […]

Geneva Consensus Aims to Protect the Sanctity of Life

By Amy Lidell, Intern for Concerned Women for America The fight for life continues as the United States has come together with Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, and Uganda to form the Geneva Consensus Declaration. The virtual signing of this consensus took place on October 22, 2020, to commemorate the commitment of these nations working together […]