§ 1 Key language
“a giant step in stopping the abhorrent practice”
Faith & Freedom Coalition, October 3, 2017
§ 2 Scorecard
Composite 5 of 12 — explicit incrementalist endorsement. 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.
| Dimension | Score | Meaning at this score | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 Exceptions | 2 | Explicitly supports rape, incest or health exceptions | Bill contains exceptions. |
| D2 Immunity for the mother fault line | 0 | None | — |
| D3 Incrementalism | 2 | Explicitly endorses a regulatory or gestational bill instead of abolition | Gestational regulation. |
| D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills fault line | 0 | None | — |
| D5 Framing | 0 | None | — |
| D6 Secular framing | 1 | Mixed — mentions prayer or faith, or mixed religious signers | Faith-adjacent but not Gospel-grounded. |
§ 3 Spokesperson
1 signature row · Single organization. A single-organization record; the spokesperson row is illustrative, not a signature block.
| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy R. Head | Executive Director | Faith & Freedom Coalition |
§ 4 Organizations on this letter
1 distinct organization and 1 named individual, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.
§ 5 Sources
Letter/statement text read from the organization’s own document.
ffcoalition.com/pain-capable-unborn…https://www.ffcoalition.com/pain-capable-unborn-child-protection-act-passes-u-s-house-representatives/
Primary source
§ 6 Notes
Legacy ID in the earlier research report: L23.
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.