We Need Your Voice!
A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both.” James Madison wisely warned us that we need to be informed. The Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee will be hearing a piece of important legislation on the Equal Right […]
CWA of North Dakota Testifies in Support of – that the 1972 ERA was Valid Only Through March 22, 1979
March 28, 2019 Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee Testimony in Support of HCR 3037 Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am Linda Thorson, the State Director of Concerned Women for America (CWA) of North Dakota. We are the state’s largest public policy women’s organization and country’s largest public policy women’s organization with […]
Urgent Request – Iowa Women Need Your Help TODAY!
We’ve just learned the Iowa Senate will debate the #PillBill, SF 513, on the Floor TODAY – Wednesday, March 27. Most disappointing! Iowa women need your help. Please see our action item at the bottom of the page. The bill allows hormonal contraceptives (HC) to be dispensed over the counter at pharmacies with NO physician, No […]
March 27 Prayer/Action Alert
“A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both.” James Madison wisely warned us that we need to be informed. Given the ease of learning about what is happening in government, we have no excuse for not acting upon […]
Calls Needed on Another Pro-Life Bill!
We need YOUR VOICE! HB 1546, the Prohibition of Human Dismemberment Abortion bill was given a “Do Pass” recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee members! The bill was heard in committee three times – March 4, March 25 and again on March 27. After lengthy debate regarding amendments, the bill was given a “Do Pass” […]
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 […]
CWA of California Issue Updates
Together We Can Make an Even Greater Impact PRAYER/ACTION CHAPTERS Prayer/Action Chapters are booming statewide! Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) Prayer/Action Chapters are the backbone of our organization. Undergirded with the power of prayer, members are united and mobilized to influence policy that affects faith and family throughout our state. Would you like to learn […]
Join us at the rally in Sacramento on March 28
“… always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15 Dear Friends, I am heading to the State Capitol in Sacramento this week to speak out against the dangerous and inappropriate proposed […]
New Prayer/Action Chapter to Launch in Ball Ground, GA
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Georgia is excited to announce the launch of a new Prayer/Action Chapter in Ball Ground, Georgia, and we invite all interested women and like-minded men to our inaugural meeting. The chapter will be led by our new Prayer/Action Chapter leader, Kimberly Hoechstetter. Here are the details: Date: Saturday, March […]
Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day 2019
Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day 2019 Thursday, April 25 State Capitol in Baton Rouge This year, we are combining our Prayer Walk with the Encourage-A-Legislator Appreciation Day. All Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Louisiana members and EAL prayer volunteers are invited to join us. We will meet at 10:30 a.m. and should conclude the day by […]
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 […]
Deep in the Heart of Texas
For the ninth time during a session of the Texas Legislature, Concerned Women for America of Texas hosted “Dinner with Texas Legislators.” This year, seventeen Texas legislators participated in the program on Tuesday evening, March 12, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Austin. Each legislator had a moment at the mic to speak to the gathering […]
CWA at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women
This week, government delegates and non-governmental organizations from all over the world met in NYC at the United Nations for the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63). Concerned Women for America (CWA) sponsored a side-event panel on Friday, March 15, with the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) titled, “Putting Women and […]
Join CWA of Illinois at the March 20 Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Illinois will be joining pro-life organizations, churches, and supporters for Illinois Family Institute’s Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol on March 20. We hope you will attend to lobby your legislators to OPPOSE two horrific abortion bills: Reproductive Health Act, HB 2495, and Parental Notice […]
WIN: Trump on College Campuses
President Trump signed an executive order to protect free speech on college campuses today. Because of our Young Women for America chapters and efforts across the country, we were asked to be there when he signed it! Our YWA leaders have been effected by, and watched first-hand, the attack on the First Amendment on college […]
Your action is needed! Be a voice for our unborn children and their mothers!
Dear Friend, Just last week, HB 1336, the Abortion Pill Reversal Informed Consent bill, passed the State Senate after a unanimous “Do Pass” recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee members! HB 1336 now sits on the governor’s desk waiting for his signature! HB 1336 is a pro-life, pro-woman bill that amends the informed consent requirements to include information […]
Watch the Outstanding Abortion Pill Reversal Informed Consent Bill Debated on the State Senate Floor
On Friday, March 15, 2019, the North Dakota State Senate debated HB 1336, the Abortion Pill Reversal Informed Consent bill. The bill passed! You can watch the Senate chamber debate beginning at the 12:50:13 minute mark. “God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah That […]
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 […]