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title: "Letters"
description: "US pro-life organizational letters and statements falling short of the Abolitionists Rising standard, 2000–2026"
type: "index"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters.html"
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# Letters

55 public letters, joint statements and model bills from US pro-life organizations, 2000–2026, each scored on six dimensions (exceptions, immunity for the mother, incrementalism, opposition to abolition bills, framing, secular framing; 0–2 each, composite out of 12) for distance from the Abolitionists Rising standard. The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life. Oldest first. Companion indexes: [Organizations](letters/organizations.md) (482) and [People](letters/people.md) (525).

- [Jan 14, 2002 — Letter to President George W. Bush urging a comprehensive ban on human cloning](letters/pl-2002-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 0 signature rows
- [Jun 11, 2007 — An Open Letter to Pro-lifers — 'Supreme Court Actually Kept Partial Birth Abortion Legal' (Human Events ad)](letters/pl-2007-001.md) — Control record — meets or exceeds the standard; composite unscored; 7 signature rows
- [Oct 22, 2007 — Protest letter to Women Deliver conference organizers](letters/pl-2007-002.md) — Out of scope — international, not scored; composite unscored; 14 signature rows
- [Oct 24, 2007 — Coalition letter to the U.S. Senate requesting suspension of Planned Parenthood federal funding (Kansas charges)](letters/pl-2007-003.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 63 signature rows
- [Jul 9, 2008 — Open letter opposing Fernando Lugo cabinet nominations (Paraguay)](letters/pl-2008-001.md) — Out of scope — international, not scored; composite unscored; 0 signature rows
- [2008–2014 — Colorado Catholic Conference neutral stance on personhood amendments (2008, 2010, 2014)](letters/pl-2008-003.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 2/12; 1 signature row
- [2008 — NRLC non-support / opposition to Colorado Amendment 48 (personhood)](letters/pl-2008-002.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 6/12; 1 signature row
- [2009 — SBA List-led coalition letter to President Obama on health-care reform abortion funding](letters/pl-2009-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 0 signature rows
- [Nov 2011 — NRLC and Catholic non-support of Mississippi Initiative 26 (personhood)](letters/pl-2011-002.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 5/12; 1 signature row
- [2011 — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act coalition letter (CMDA-indexed)](letters/pl-2011-001.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 6/12; 0 signature rows
- [Nov 1, 2013 — NRLC letters to Congress supporting the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week ban)](letters/pl-2013-001.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 6/12; 1 signature row
- [Apr 23, 2015 — Coalition letter urging Congress to revive the 20-week ban](letters/pl-2015-001.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 6/12; 0 signature rows
- [2016–2023 — Oklahomans for Life (Tony Lauinger) letters and candidate questionnaire opposing the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act (SB 1118 / SB 13)](letters/pl-2016-001.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 1 signature row
- [Mar 31, 2017 — Letter: Pro-life groups urge Congress to redirect Planned Parenthood funding via reconciliation](letters/pl-2017-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 77 signature rows
- [Oct 3, 2017 — Faith & Freedom Coalition statement endorsing H.R. 36 (Pain-Capable 20-week ban)](letters/pl-2017-002.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 5/12; 1 signature row
- [May 1, 2018 — Pro-life coalition letter to HHS Secretary Azar urging reinstatement of the Reagan Title X regulations](letters/pl-2018-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 86 signature rows
- [Dec 20, 2018 — Coalition letter to President Trump to end NIH research using aborted fetal tissue](letters/pl-2018-002.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 2/12; 12 signature rows
- [Mar 2019 — Indiana Right to Life and Allen County Right to Life non-support of the Protection at Conception Act (HB 1430 / HB 1134)](letters/pl-2019-004.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 2 signature rows
- [May 2019 — Alabama Pro-Life Coalition framing of HB 314 (no exceptions, but women exempt from prosecution)](letters/pl-2019-003.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 4/12; 1 signature row
- [2019 — Texas Alliance for Life position on HB 896 (Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act)](letters/pl-2019-001.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 10/12; 1 signature row
- [2019 — Georgia Life Alliance support for HB 481 (LIFE Act heartbeat bill with exceptions and immunity for women)](letters/pl-2019-002.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 8/12; 1 signature row
- [Mar 24, 2020 — Pro-life coalition letter to Secretary Azar: pro-life concerns during the coronavirus crisis](letters/pl-2020-003.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 2/12; 52 signature rows
- [Jul 28, 2020 — Pro-life coalition letter to FDA Commissioner Hahn urging removal of mifepristone from the US market](letters/pl-2020-002.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 23 signature rows
- [2020 — Coalition letter to FDA urging an ethical COVID-19 vaccine](letters/pl-2020-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 0 signature rows
- [Mar 2021 — Pro-life coalition letter opposing the Equality Act (H.R. 5 / S. 393)](letters/pl-2021-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 62 signature rows
- [Sep 7, 2021 — Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliation](letters/pl-2021-002.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 60 signature rows
- [May 6, 2022 — Louisiana Right to Life official statement opposing HB 813 (Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act)](letters/pl-2022-002.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [May 12, 2022 — Joint Open Letter to State Lawmakers: Criminalizing Women Who Have Abortions Is Not Pro-Life](letters/pl-2022-001.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 9/12; 84 signature rows
- [May 2022 — SBA List statement opposing Louisiana HB 813](letters/pl-2022-003.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [May 2022 — Louisiana Family Forum opposition to HB 813](letters/pl-2022-004.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [May 2022 — Idaho Family Policy Center posture on Idaho trigger law and equal protection](letters/pl-2022-006.md) — Control record — meets or exceeds the standard; composite 4/12; 1 signature row
- [Jun 15, 2022 — NRLC Post-Roe Model Abortion Law (Bopp memorandum)](letters/pl-2022-005.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 6/12; 1 signature row
- [Jan 12, 2023 — Students for Life Action / Kristan Hawkins denounces proposed prosecution of women in Alabama; "second victims" framing](letters/pl-2023-004.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 6/12; 1 signature row
- [Jan 20, 2023 — Family Council (Arkansas): "Bill Would Make it Possible to Sue, Prosecute Women in Arkansas Who Have Abortions" (HB 1174)](letters/pl-2023-005.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 1 signature row
- [Jan 2023 — Arkansas Right to Life (Rose Mimms) statement opposing HB 1174](letters/pl-2023-006.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [Feb 2023 — Kentucky Right to Life (Addia Wuchner) statement on HB 300 (Prenatal Equal Protection Act)](letters/pl-2023-007.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 6/12; 1 signature row
- [Mar 2023 — South Carolina Citizens for Life opposition to the Prenatal Equal Protection Act](letters/pl-2023-001.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 1 signature row
- [Apr 20, 2023 — SBA Pro-Life America demand for a 15-week national standard](letters/pl-2023-003.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [2023 — Oklahomans for Life (Lauinger) advocacy for SB 368 / SB 834 rape-and-incest exceptions](letters/pl-2023-002.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 10/12; 1 signature row
- [Apr 2, 2024 — Open Letter to the Chairwoman of the North Dakota Republican Party opposing Resolution 6 (women as co-conspirators)](letters/pl-2024-001.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 18 signature rows
- [Jul 8, 2024 — SBA Pro-Life America statement on the 2024 GOP platform](letters/pl-2024-003.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 5/12; 1 signature row
- [Jul 15, 2024 — AAF Pro-Life Coalition Letter to Republican National Convention delegates on the platform](letters/pl-2024-002.md) — Explicit incrementalist endorsement; composite 4/12; 117 signature rows
- [Feb 5, 2025 — North Dakota Catholic Conference testimony in opposition to HB 1373 (Prenatal Equal Protection Act)](letters/pl-2025-005.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 7/12; 1 signature row
- [Feb 2025 — North Dakota HB 1373 opposition (Students for Life, NRLC, ND Catholic Conference, ND Family Alliance)](letters/pl-2025-004.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 4 signature rows
- [Mar 26, 2025 — Letter from 150+ pro-life leaders urging Congress to defund Big Abortion through reconciliation](letters/pl-2025-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 156 signature rows
- [Sep 3, 2025 — Letter from 88 pro-life organizations: no federal funding for ACA plans that cover abortion](letters/pl-2025-002.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 88 signature rows
- [Oct 2025 — South Carolina Citizens for Life and Palmetto Family Alliance opposition to S.323 (Unborn Child Protection Act / equal protection)](letters/pl-2025-003.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 9/12; 2 signature rows
- [2025 — Georgia Life Alliance non-support of / lobbying against HB 441 (equal protection, Rep. Emory Dunahoo)](letters/pl-2025-006.md) — Explicit opposition to a tenet; composite 8/12; 1 signature row
- [Jan 9, 2026 — Hyde Pro-Life Coalition Letter to Trump, Vance, Thune and Johnson](letters/pl-2026-001.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 4/12; 78 signature rows
- [Feb 13, 2026 — Open letter to the Trump Administration on ICE detention of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women](letters/pl-2026-002.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 34 signature rows
- [Apr 13, 2026 — Letter from 78 pro-life groups to Acting AG Blanche urging DOJ to stop siding with the abortion drug industry](letters/pl-2026-003.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 4/12; 78 signature rows
- [Apr 22, 2026 — Pro-life coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader Thune urging a ten-year defunding of Planned Parenthood via reconciliation](letters/pl-2026-004.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 39 signature rows
- [May 13, 2026 — Pulse Life Advocates follow-up coalition letter on the expiring abortion-provider funding restriction](letters/pl-2026-005.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 0 signature rows
- [Jun 23, 2026 — Letter from 83 pro-life groups urging Acting AG Blanche to settle Louisiana v. FDA](letters/pl-2026-006.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 4/12; 84 signature rows
- [Aug 7, 2026 — Advancing American Freedom coalition letter to AG Blanche on the Comstock Act and mail-order abortion drugs](letters/pl-2026-007.md) — Incrementalist by implication; composite 3/12; 35 signature rows