§ 1 Letters signed
8 letters, 2017–2026, oldest first. The last column shows who signed for the organization on that letter, with the title and organization name exactly as printed.
| Date | Letter | Score | Signed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | Letter: Pro-life groups urge Congress to redirect Planned Parenthood funding via reconciliationCoalition letter · Planned Parenthood funding / reconciliationBy implication | 3 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President & CEOas “The FAMiLY LEADER (Iowa)” |
| May 1, 2018 | Pro-life coalition letter to HHS Secretary Azar urging reinstatement of the Reagan Title X regulationsCoalition letter · Title X / abortion-provider separationBy implication | 3 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President & CEOas “The FAMiLY LEADER” |
| Mar 2021 | Pro-life coalition letter opposing the Equality Act (H.R. 5 / S. 393)Coalition letter · Equality Act / abortion mandateBy implication | 3 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President & CEO |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliationCoalition letter · Hyde AmendmentBy implication | 3 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President and CEO |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Letter from 150+ pro-life leaders urging Congress to defund Big Abortion through reconciliationCoalition letter · Planned Parenthood / Medicaid fundingBy implication | 3 / 12 | Organization only |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Letter from 88 pro-life organizations: no federal funding for ACA plans that cover abortionCoalition letter · ACA subsidies / HydeBy implication | 3 / 12 | Organization only |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Hyde Pro-Life Coalition Letter to Trump, Vance, Thune and JohnsonCoalition letter · Hyde Amendment / health-care marketplaceBy implication | 4 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President/CEO |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Letter from 83 pro-life groups urging Acting AG Blanche to settle Louisiana v. FDACoalition letter · Louisiana v. FDA / mifepristoneBy implication | 4 / 12 | Bob Vander Plaats, President & CEO |
§ 2 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
8
Mean composite
3.3 of 12
Fault-line letters
0 scored D2 or D4 ≥ 1
By shortfall type
8 by implication
§ 3 People who signed for this organization
| Person | Titles as printed | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Vander Plaats | President & CEO; President and CEO; President/CEO | 6 |
§ 4 Names as printed
Every spelling of this organization encountered across the letters, merged into this one entry.
The FAMiLY LEADER The FAMiLY LEADER (Iowa)
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.