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Letter: Pro-life groups urge Congress to redirect Planned Parenthood funding via reconciliation

PL-2017-001 · March 31, 2017

Incrementalist by implication Primary source Coalition letter 3 / 12

Incrementalist by implication. Coalition letter on funding, drugs, research or related policy that takes no abolition position; scored D3=1.

Shortfall type
Incrementalist by implication
Date
March 31, 2017
Lead organization
Susan B. Anthony List
Recipient
U.S. Congress
Topic
Planned Parenthood funding / reconciliation
Type
Coalition letter
Verification
Primary source
Signature rows
77 (77 groups reported)
Completeness
Complete from letter text
Letter No. 14 of 55 All letters

§ 1 Key language

“redirect funds away from Planned Parenthood” Susan B. Anthony List, March 31, 2017

§ 2 Scorecard

Composite 3 of 12 — incrementalist by implication. Each dimension is scored 0 (none), 1 (implied) or 2 (explicit); the rationale column is the editor's one-line reason for every non-zero score.

DimensionScoreMeaning at this scoreRationale
D1 Exceptions 0 None —
D2 Immunity for the mother fault line 0 None —
D3 Incrementalism 1 By implication — a funding, drug, research, Hyde or Title X letter that takes no abolition position Seeks regulation/defunding/enforcement rather than abolition; takes no position on equal protection.
D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills fault line 0 None —
D5 Framing 0 None —
D6 Secular framing 2 Wholly secular, legal, fiscal, medical or political argument Argued on fiscal, legal, medical or political grounds rather than Scripture/Gospel.

§ 3 Signatories

77 signature rows · 77 groups reported by the letter · Complete from letter text. Full signature block transcribed from the letter itself. Rows are transcribed as printed, in the order they appear; names link to the person, organizations to the organization.

#Name as printedTitle as printedOrganization as printed
1 Marjorie Dannenfelser President Susan B. Anthony List
2 Jeanne Mancini President March for Life Education and Defense Fund
3 Paul Weber President & CEO Family Policy Alliance
4 Penny Nance CEO & President Concerned Women for America
5 Clarke Forsythe Acting President and Senior Counsel Americans United for Life
6 Gary L. Bauer President American Values
7 Ralph Reed Chairman Faith & Freedom Coalition
8 Kristan Hawkins President Students for Life of America
9 Tony Perkins President Family Research Council
10 Frank Cannon President American Principles Project
11 Lila Rose President Live Action
12 Joseph Brinck President Sanctity of Life Foundation
13 Donna J. Harrison M.D. Executive Director American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
14 Judie Brown President American Life League
15 Star Parker President Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
16 Jim Sedlak Founder STOPP International
17 Tom McClusky President March for Life Action
18 Steve Koob Director One More Soul
19 Roland C. Warren President and CEO Care Net
20 Jeff White Founder Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust
21 Brian Gibson Executive Director Pro-Life Action Ministries
22 Steven Ertelt Editor LifeNews.com
23 Day Gardner President National Black Pro-Life Union
24 Ryan Bomberger Chief Creative Officer The Radiance Foundation
25 Eric J. Scheidler Executive Director Pro-Life Action League
26 Dr. Carl Herbster President AdvanceUSA
27 Fr. Frank Pavone National Director Priests for Life
28 Kelsey Hazzard President Secular Pro-Life
29 Joe Langfeld Executive Director Human Life Alliance
30 Janet Morana Executive Director, Priests for Life; Co-Founder, Silent No More Awareness Campaign Priests for Life
31 Lauren Muzyka Executive Director Sidewalk Advocates for Life
32 Joel Brind, PhD Pro-life Leader, New York Own name
33 Brad Mattes President and CEO Life Issues Institute
34 Brian Fisher President Human Coalition
35 Fr. Shenan J. Boquet President Human Life International
36 Eve Andrade President Hawaii Family Forum
37 Evangelist Alveda C. King Director Civil Rights for the Unborn Priests for Life
38 Curt Smith President Indiana Family Institute
39 James R. Nolan President Crossroads Pro-Life
40 Ryan McCann Executive Director Indiana Family Action
41 Jonathan Imbody Vice President for Govt. Relations Christian Medical Association
42 Cathie Humbarger Executive Director Allen County Right to Life & Three Rivers Right to Life Educational Trust Fund
43 Jim Minnery President Alaska Family Action
44 Cathi Herrod President Center for Arizona Policy
45 Jerry Cox President Arkansas Family Council
46 Jonathan Keller President California Family Council
47 Debbie Chaves Executive Director Colorado Family Action
48 Peter Wolfgang President Family Institute of Connecticut Action
49 Nicole Theis President Delaware Family Policy Council
50 Cole Muzio President & Executive Director Family Policy Alliance of Georgia
51 Kevin Niebrugge President Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Right to Life
52 Bob Vander Plaats President & CEO The FAMiLY LEADER (Iowa)
53 Jenifer Bowen Founder and President, Life Right Action; Spokeswoman, Iowa Right to Life Iowa Right to Life
54 Scott Valencia Chief Operating Officer Iowa Right to Life
55 Eric Teetsel President & Executive Director Family Policy Alliance of Kansas
56 Kent Ostrander Executive Director The Family Foundation (KY)
57 Gene Mills President Louisiana Family Forum
58 Carroll Conley Executive Director Christian Civic League of Maine
59 Andrew Beckwith President Massachusetts Family Institute
60 Michael Geer President Pennsylvania Family Council
61 Jeanette Burdell Executive Director St. Joseph County Right to Life (MI)
62 David Fowler President Family Action of Tennessee, Inc.
63 John Helmberger Chief Executive Officer Minnesota Family Council
64 Jonathan Saenz President Texas Values
65 Connie Eller — Missouri Blacks for Life
66 Victoria Cobb President The Family Foundation of Virginia
67 Joe Ortwerth Executive Director Missouri Family Policy Council
68 Jeff Laszloffy President Montana Family Foundation
69 Karen Bowling Executive Director Nebraska Family Alliance
70 Shannon McGinley Executive Director Cornerstone Action (New Hampshire)
71 Len Deo Founder & President New Jersey Family Policy Council
72 Rev. Jason J. McGuire Executive Director New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms
73 Mark Jorritsma President & Executive Director Family Policy Alliance of North Dakota
74 Aaron Baer President Citizens for Community Values (Ohio)
75 Joseph Backholm President Family Policy Institute of Washington
76 Julaine K. Appling President Wisconsin Family Action
77 Mike O'Dea Founder and Executive Director Christ Medicus Foundation

§ 4 Organizations on this letter

72 distinct organizations and 77 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

Organizations

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America · Advocacy or other March for Life · Right-to-life group Family Policy Alliance · Family policy council Concerned Women for America · Advocacy or other Americans United for Life · Right-to-life group American Values · Family policy council Faith & Freedom Coalition · Advocacy or other Students for Life of America · Right-to-life group Family Research Council · Family policy council American Principles Project · Advocacy or other Live Action · Advocacy or other Sanctity of Life Foundation · Advocacy or other American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Medical American Life League · Advocacy or other Center for Urban Renewal and Education · Advocacy or other STOPP International · Advocacy or other One More Soul · Advocacy or other Care Net · Advocacy or other Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust · Advocacy or other Pro-Life Action Ministries · Advocacy or other LifeNews.com · Media National Black Pro-Life Union · Advocacy or other The Radiance Foundation · Advocacy or other Pro-Life Action League · Advocacy or other AdvanceUSA · Advocacy or other Priests for Life · Right-to-life group Secular Pro-Life · Advocacy or other Human Life Alliance · Advocacy or other Sidewalk Advocates for Life · Right-to-life group Life Issues Institute · Advocacy or other Human Coalition · Advocacy or other Human Life International · Advocacy or other Hawaii Family Forum · Family policy council Indiana Family Institute · Family policy council Crossroads Pro-Life · Advocacy or other Indiana Family Action · Family policy council Christian Medical & Dental Associations · Medical Allen County Right to Life & Three Rivers Right to Life Educational Trust Fund · Right-to-life group Alaska Family Action · Family policy council Center for Arizona Policy · Advocacy or other Arkansas Family Council · Family policy council California Family Council · Family policy council Colorado Family Institute · Family policy council Family Institute of Connecticut Action · Family policy council Delaware Family Policy Council · Family policy council Georgia Life Alliance · Advocacy or other Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Right to Life · Right-to-life group The FAMiLY Leader · Family policy council Iowa Right to Life · Right-to-life group Kansas Family Voice · Family policy council The Family Foundation of Kentucky · Family policy council Louisiana Family Forum · Family policy council Christian Civic League of Maine · Family policy council Massachusetts Family Institute · Family policy council Pennsylvania Family Institute · Family policy council St. Joseph County Right to Life (MI) · Right-to-life group Family Action Council of Tennessee · Family policy council Minnesota Family Council · Family policy council Texas Values · Family policy council Missouri Blacks for Life · Right-to-life group Family Foundation of Virginia · Family policy council Missouri Family Policy Council · Family policy council Montana Family Foundation · Family policy council Nebraska Family Alliance · Family policy council Cornerstone Action (New Hampshire) · Family policy council New Jersey Family Policy Center · Family policy council New York Families Action · Advocacy or other North Dakota Family Alliance · Family policy council Center for Christian Virtue · Advocacy or other Family Policy Institute of Washington · Family policy council Wisconsin Family Action · Family policy council Christ Medicus Foundation · Advocacy or other

§ 5 Sources

Letter/statement text read from the organization’s own document.

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Editorial note The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life. Scores are judgment calls applied consistently by the published rubric; a disagreement is a disagreement with the rubric's conventions, not with an individual cell.