Privacy and Safety in Intimate Spaces for Underaged Girls!

North Dakota Schools, one again, do not think that our laws apply to them. Despite the North Dakota Legislature passing legislation into law last year to provide privacy and safety for female students and to prohibit students from using a restroom that does not coincide with their biological sex, some school districts have decided not […]

Defend Life – Support School Compliance

In 2023, the North Dakota state legislature added a scientific technology requirement of a high-definition ultrasound video showing the development of a baby in the uterus for every week of pregnancy until birth in middle school health classes.  Concern has arisen because the education-related state law does not authorize the North Dakota Department of Public […]

Join Us for the 2025 Pro-Life Conference in Bismarck on January 22

North Dakota’s 2025 Pro-Life Conference is coming soon! I’d love to have you join us for this inspiring event sponsored by North Dakota Family Alliance. There will be life-affirming messages from several speakers, a delicious lunch, and fellowship as we give thanks for God’s precious gift of life! Be sure to stop by our Concerned […]

Radical Transitioning of Children Heard at the Supreme Court

“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 You may have been hearing about United States v. Skrmetti, the case heard on Wednesday, December 4, before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). The case involves a 2023 Tennessee law (Senate […]

Encourage-A-Legislator Prayer Project – North Dakota

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 […]

North Dakota Ballot Box Alert! Measure 5 – Marijuana – What You Need to Know sent

We are now only a little over a month away from November 5, Concerned Women for America of North Dakota finds Initiative Statutory Measure 5 important!  Simply put, Initiative Statutory Measure 5 allows the production and sale of cannabis and the possession and use of various forms of cannabis by individuals 21 years of age and older. This is […]

Voting Basics for North Dakota

The 2024 elections are approaching, and we need your help to ensure that every eligible vote counts in North Dakota!  Here are ways to engage! Serve as a poll watcher during early voting (in some districts) and on Election Day. Reach out to your local Republican or Democrat parties for information on qualifications on how to apply. Serve as […]

Thank You AG Drew Wrigley for Defending North Dakota’s Abortion Ban

On September 12, Judge Bruce Romanick struck down the state’s abortion ban, stating in his summary judgment that the law was “unconstitutionally void for vagueness.” His opinion wipes out all restrictions on abortion in our state and removes all protections contained in the law that had input and approval from the North Dakota Hospital and […]

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

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 […]

Action Needed: 1st and 14th Amendment Rights Threatened

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 […]

Action Needed! Make a call on behalf of North Dakota female athletes.

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 […]

CWA of North Dakota Testifies on Pro-Life Bills

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 […]

State Director Hits the Airwaves

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 Thorsonwas interviewed by Kxnet.com TV on the abortion ban bill.

Speak Up to Protect Children from Harm

“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 […]

North Dakota soon will be safer for the unborn

Read Linda Thorson’s letter to the editor in the Grand Forks Herald in response to Jim Shaw’s recent column that covered the unfounded fears of obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Ana Tobiasz of Bismarck. Linda is the State Director for Concerned Women for America of North Dakota.  Download a copy of Linda’s letter here.

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 28, 2022FOR MORE INFORMATIONLinda Thorson (701) 331-9792   Concerned Women for America of North Dakota SupportsBipartisan “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. […]

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

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 […]

Op-ed: North Dakota-Looking Towards a Post-Roe America

Linda Thorson, Concerned Women for America of North Dakota State Director, published an Op-ed in the Fargo Forum and Bismarck Tribune on a post-Roe America and what it will mean for North Dakota. You can read Linda’s Op-ed in the Fargo Forum here.  If you are not a subscriber to the Fargo Forum, click here […]

Calls Needed for UND Gender Policy Proposal

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. […]