---
title: "Family Research Council"
description: "Family Research Council (Family policy council) signed 9 letters in the dataset, mean composite 3 of 12."
type: "letter-organization"
org_id: "O009"
org_type: "Family policy council"
country: "US"
letter_count: 9
signer_count: 3
active_years: "2017–2026"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/orgs/o009.html"
---

# Family Research Council

**Family policy council** · US · 9 letters

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Organization ID | O009 |
| Organization type | Family policy council |
| State | National / not stated |
| Country | United States |
| Parent organization | — |
| Letters signed | 9 |
| Named signers | 3 |
| Active on letters | 2017–2026 |

## Letters signed

Oldest first. "Signed as" shows who signed for the organization on that letter, with title and organization name as printed.

| Date | Letter | Shortfall | Score | Signed as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 31, 2017 | [Letter: Pro-life groups urge Congress to redirect Planned Parenthood funding via reconciliation](../../letters/pl-2017-001.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md), President |
| May 1, 2018 | [Pro-life coalition letter to HHS Secretary Azar urging reinstatement of the Reagan Title X regulations](../../letters/pl-2018-001.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md), President |
| Dec 20, 2018 | [Coalition letter to President Trump to end NIH research using aborted fetal tissue](../../letters/pl-2018-002.md) | By implication | 2 / 12 | [David Christensen](../../letters/people/i0225.md), VP for Government Affairs |
| Mar 24, 2020 | [Pro-life coalition letter to Secretary Azar: pro-life concerns during the coronavirus crisis](../../letters/pl-2020-003.md) | By implication | 2 / 12 | [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md), President |
| Sep 7, 2021 | [Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliation](../../letters/pl-2021-002.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md), President |
| Mar 26, 2025 | [Letter from 150+ pro-life leaders urging Congress to defund Big Abortion through reconciliation](../../letters/pl-2025-001.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | Organization only |
| Sep 3, 2025 | [Letter from 88 pro-life organizations: no federal funding for ACA plans that cover abortion](../../letters/pl-2025-002.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | Organization only |
| Jan 9, 2026 | [Hyde Pro-Life Coalition Letter to Trump, Vance, Thune and Johnson](../../letters/pl-2026-001.md) | By implication | 4 / 12 | [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md), President |
| Jun 23, 2026 | [Letter from 83 pro-life groups urging Acting AG Blanche to settle Louisiana v. FDA](../../letters/pl-2026-006.md) | By implication | 4 / 12 | [Quena Gonzalez](../../letters/people/i0203.md), Senior Director, Government Affairs |

## Scoring profile

Derived from the letters above — a description of what this organization put its name to, not a rating of the organization itself.

- Letters signed: 9
- Mean composite: 3 of 12
- Fault-line letters (D2 or D4 ≥ 1): 0
- By shortfall type: 9 by implication

## People who signed for this organization

| Person | Titles as printed | Letters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Tony Perkins](../../letters/people/i0009.md) | President | 5 |
| [David Christensen](../../letters/people/i0225.md) | VP for Government Affairs | 1 |
| [Quena Gonzalez](../../letters/people/i0203.md) | Senior Director, Government Affairs | 1 |

## Editorial note

Organization type, state and parent organization are heuristics for filtering, not authoritative registrations. State Right-to-Life and Citizens-for-Life bodies are linked to the National Right to Life Committee by naming pattern — inferred, not verified. The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life.