---
title: "Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliation"
description: "Coalition letter from Susan B. Anthony List, September 7, 2021, to U.S. Senate / House. Composite 3/12 — incrementalist by implication. “oppose any legislation that fails to maintain the longstanding Hyde principle”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2021-002"
date: "2021-09-07"
letter_type: "Coalition letter"
lead_org: "Susan B. Anthony List"
recipient: "U.S. Senate / House"
topic: "Hyde Amendment"
shortfall_type: "incrementalist_by_implication"
composite: 3
verification: "primary"
signature_rows: 60
primary_url: "https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/letter-pro-life-leaders-urge-congress-to-fight-abortion-extremism-protect-popular-hyde-amendment"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2021-002.html"
---

# Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliation

**Coalition letter** · September 7, 2021 · Incrementalist by implication · composite 3 / 12 · Primary source

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2021-002 |
| Date | September 7, 2021 |
| Lead organization | [Susan B. Anthony List](../letters/orgs/o001.md) |
| Recipient | U.S. Senate / House |
| Topic | Hyde Amendment |
| Type | Coalition letter |
| Verification | Primary source |
| Signature rows | 60 (60 groups reported) |
| Completeness | Complete from letter text |

## Key language

> “oppose any legislation that fails to maintain the longstanding Hyde principle” — Susan B. Anthony List, September 7, 2021

## Scorecard

Composite **3 of 12** — incrementalist by implication. Each dimension is scored 0 (none), 1 (implied) or 2 (explicit); the rationale is the editor's one-line reason for every non-zero score. D2 and D4 are the fault line the abolitionist critique cares most about.

| Dimension | Score | Meaning at this score | Rationale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

## Signatories

60 signature rows · 60 groups reported by the letter · **Complete from letter text.** Full signature block transcribed from the letter itself. Rows are transcribed as printed, in printed order.

| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Marjorie Dannenfelser](../letters/people/i0001.md) | President | [Susan B. Anthony List](../letters/orgs/o001.md) |
| 2 | [Greg Schleppenbach](../letters/people/i0080.md) | Associate Director | [USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities](../letters/orgs/o075.md) |
| 3 | [Carol Tobias](../letters/people/i0079.md) | President | [National Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o074.md) |
| 4 | [Tony Perkins](../letters/people/i0009.md) | President | [Family Research Council](../letters/orgs/o009.md) |
| 5 | [Penny Young Nance](../letters/people/i0004.md) | CEO & President | [Concerned Women for America LAC](../letters/orgs/o004.md) |
| 6 | [Catherine Glenn Foster](../letters/people/i0109.md) | President & CEO | [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) |
| 7 | [Fr. Frank Pavone](../letters/people/i0027.md) | National Director | [Priests for Life](../letters/orgs/o026.md) |
| 8 | [Tom McClusky](../letters/people/i0017.md) | President | [March for Life Action](../letters/orgs/o002.md) |
| 9 | [Lila Rose](../letters/people/i0011.md) | Founder & President | [Live Action](../letters/orgs/o011.md) |
| 10 | [Kristan Hawkins](../letters/people/i0008.md) | President | [Students for Life Action](../letters/orgs/o008.md) |
| 11 | [Christina Francis, MD](../letters/people/i0110.md) | Chair of the Board | [American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists](../letters/orgs/o013.md) |
| 12 | [Star Parker](../letters/people/i0015.md) | President | [Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)](../letters/orgs/o015.md) |
| 13 | [Nicole Hudgens](../letters/people/i0111.md) | Government Affairs | [Family Policy Alliance](../letters/orgs/o003.md) |
| 14 | [Garrett Bess](../letters/people/i0112.md) | Vice President | [Heritage Action for America](../letters/orgs/o077.md) |
| 15 | [Thomas A. Glessner, J.D.](../letters/people/i0088.md) | President | [National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA)](../letters/orgs/o083.md) |
| 16 | [Brent Leatherwood](../letters/people/i0113.md) | VP of External Affairs and Chief of Staff | [Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission](../letters/orgs/o076.md) |
| 17 | [Robin Pierucci, MD, MA](../letters/people/i0114.md) | Chair, ACPeds Pro-Life Committee | [American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds)](../letters/orgs/o102.md) |
| 18 | [Bradley Mattes](../letters/people/i0033.md) | President | [Life Issues Institute](../letters/orgs/o030.md) |
| 19 | [Terry Schilling](../letters/people/i0115.md) | President | [American Principles Project](../letters/orgs/o010.md) |
| 20 | [Colleen Holcomb](../letters/people/i0116.md) | President | [Eagle Forum](../letters/orgs/o078.md) |
| 21 | [Andrew M. Bath](../letters/people/i0117.md) | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | [Thomas More Society](../letters/orgs/o101.md) |
| 22 | [Amber S. Haskew](../letters/people/i0118.md) | Director of Public Policy | [Liberty Counsel Action](../letters/orgs/o103.md) |
| 23 | [Tami Fitzgerald](../letters/people/i0096.md) | Executive Director | [North Carolina Values Coalition](../letters/orgs/o091.md) |
| 24 | [Kelsey Hazzard](../letters/people/i0028.md) | President | [Secular Pro-Life](../letters/orgs/o027.md) |
| 25 | [Alexandra Snyder](../letters/people/i0104.md) | CEO | [Life Legal Defense Foundation](../letters/orgs/o098.md) |
| 26 | [Bob Vander Plaats](../letters/people/i0052.md) | President and CEO | [The FAMiLY Leader](../letters/orgs/o048.md) |
| 27 | [Jordan Sekulow](../letters/people/i0084.md) | Executive Director | [American Center for Law and Justice](../letters/orgs/o079.md) |
| 28 | [Cathi Herrod](../letters/people/i0044.md) | President | [Center for Arizona Policy](../letters/orgs/o040.md) |
| 29 | [Eric J. Scheidler](../letters/people/i0025.md) | Executive Director | [Pro-Life Action League](../letters/orgs/o024.md) |
| 30 | [Joel Grewe](../letters/people/i0119.md) | Executive Director | [Generation Joshua](../letters/orgs/o104.md) |
| 31 | [Jennifer Allmon](../letters/people/i0120.md) | Executive Director | [Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops](../letters/orgs/o105.md) |
| 32 | [Joshua Edmonds](../letters/people/i0121.md) | Executive Director | [Georgia Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o046.md) |
| 33 | [Rev. Dean Nelson](../letters/people/i0122.md) | Executive Director | [Human Coalition Action](../letters/orgs/o031.md) |
| 34 | [Steven Ertelt](../letters/people/i0022.md) | Editor | [LifeNews.com](../letters/orgs/o021.md) |
| 35 | [Jonathan M. Alexandre, Esq.](../letters/people/i0123.md) | Senior Counsel for Governmental Affairs | [Liberty Counsel](../letters/orgs/o106.md) |
| 36 | [Cole Muzio](../letters/people/i0050.md) | President | [Frontline Policy Action](../letters/orgs/o107.md) |
| 37 | [C. Preston Noell III](../letters/people/i0124.md) | President | [Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.](../letters/orgs/o108.md) |
| 38 | [Zach Rodgers](../letters/people/i0125.md) | Executive Director | [Right to Life of Northeast Indiana](../letters/orgs/o109.md) |
| 39 | [Eva Andrade](../letters/people/i0036.md) | President/CEO | [Hawaii Family Forum](../letters/orgs/o033.md) |
| 40 | [Gene Mills](../letters/people/i0057.md) | President | [Louisiana Family Forum](../letters/orgs/o052.md) |
| 41 | [Andrew Shirvell, J.D.](../letters/people/i0126.md) | Founder & Executive Director | [Florida Voice for the Unborn](../letters/orgs/o110.md) |
| 42 | [Carroll Conley](../letters/people/i0058.md) | Executive Director | [Christian Civic League of Maine](../letters/orgs/o053.md) |
| 43 | [Lois Anderson](../letters/people/i0127.md) | Executive Director | [Oregon Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o111.md) |
| 44 | [Deborah Tilden](../letters/people/i0128.md) | Co-Founder | [S.M.A.R.T. Women's Healthcare](../letters/orgs/o112.md) |
| 45 | [Julaine K. Appling](../letters/people/i0076.md) | President | [Wisconsin Family Action](../letters/orgs/o071.md) |
| 46 | [James Schulte](../letters/people/i0129.md) | Family Life Director | [Diocese of Amarillo](../letters/orgs/o113.md) |
| 47 | [Esther Ripplinger](../letters/people/i0130.md) | President & CEO | [Human Life of Washington](../letters/orgs/o114.md) |
| 48 | [Cathie Humbarger](../letters/people/i0042.md) | CEO | [Reprotection](../letters/orgs/o115.md) |
| 49 | [Jason J. McGuire](../letters/people/i0072.md) | Executive Director | [New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms](../letters/orgs/o067.md) |
| 50 | [Mike Gonidakis](../letters/people/i0098.md) | President | [Ohio Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o092.md) |
| 51 | [Peggy Nienaber](../letters/people/i0131.md) | Vice President | [Faith & Liberty DC](../letters/orgs/o116.md) |
| 52 | [Joseph Schmidt](../letters/people/i0132.md) | Director of Marriage, Family & Respect Life | [Diocese of Steubenville](../letters/orgs/o117.md) |
| 53 | [Ryan McCann](../letters/people/i0040.md) | Executive Director | [Indiana Family Institute](../letters/orgs/o034.md) |
| 54 | [Maria Martinez Mont](../letters/people/i0133.md) | Respect Life Program Director | [Archdiocese of San Francisco](../letters/orgs/o118.md) |
| 55 | [Karen Bowling](../letters/people/i0069.md) | Executive Director | [Nebraska Family Alliance](../letters/orgs/o064.md) |
| 56 | [Jonathan Keller](../letters/people/i0046.md) | President | [California Family Council](../letters/orgs/o042.md) |
| 57 | [Samuel H. Lee](../letters/people/i0091.md) | Director | [Campaign Life Missouri](../letters/orgs/o086.md) |
| 58 | [John Helmberger](../letters/people/i0063.md) | Chief Executive Officer | [Minnesota Family Council](../letters/orgs/o058.md) |
| 59 | [Joe Langfeld](../letters/people/i0029.md) | Executive Director | [Human Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o028.md) |
| 60 | [David R. Schmidt](../letters/people/i0134.md) | Director, Office of Pro-Life, Marriage & | [Family Life Catholic Diocese of Youngstown](../letters/orgs/o119.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

60 distinct organizations and 60 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) — Advocacy or other
- [U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops](../letters/orgs/o075.md) — Religious body
- [National Right to Life Committee](../letters/orgs/o074.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Family Research Council](../letters/orgs/o009.md) — Family policy council
- [Concerned Women for America](../letters/orgs/o004.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Priests for Life](../letters/orgs/o026.md) — Right-to-life group
- [March for Life](../letters/orgs/o002.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Live Action](../letters/orgs/o011.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) — Right-to-life group
- [American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists](../letters/orgs/o013.md) — Medical
- [Center for Urban Renewal and Education](../letters/orgs/o015.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Family Policy Alliance](../letters/orgs/o003.md) — Family policy council
- [Heritage Action for America](../letters/orgs/o077.md) — Advocacy or other
- [National Institute of Family and Life Advocates](../letters/orgs/o083.md) — Family policy council
- [Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission](../letters/orgs/o076.md) — Religious body
- [American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds)](../letters/orgs/o102.md) — Medical
- [Life Issues Institute](../letters/orgs/o030.md) — Advocacy or other
- [American Principles Project](../letters/orgs/o010.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Eagle Forum](../letters/orgs/o078.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Thomas More Society](../letters/orgs/o101.md) — Legal
- [Liberty Counsel Action](../letters/orgs/o103.md) — Legal
- [NC Values Coalition](../letters/orgs/o091.md) — Family policy council, NC
- [Secular Pro-Life](../letters/orgs/o027.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Life Legal Defense Foundation](../letters/orgs/o098.md) — Legal
- [The FAMiLY Leader](../letters/orgs/o048.md) — Family policy council
- [American Center for Law and Justice](../letters/orgs/o079.md) — Legal
- [Center for Arizona Policy](../letters/orgs/o040.md) — Advocacy or other, AZ
- [Pro-Life Action League](../letters/orgs/o024.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Generation Joshua](../letters/orgs/o104.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops](../letters/orgs/o105.md) — Religious body, TX
- [Georgia Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o046.md) — Advocacy or other, GA
- [Human Coalition](../letters/orgs/o031.md) — Advocacy or other
- [LifeNews.com](../letters/orgs/o021.md) — Media
- [Liberty Counsel](../letters/orgs/o106.md) — Legal
- [Frontline Policy Council](../letters/orgs/o107.md) — Family policy council
- [Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.](../letters/orgs/o108.md) — Family policy council
- [Right to Life of Northeast Indiana](../letters/orgs/o109.md) — Right-to-life group, IN
- [Hawaii Family Forum](../letters/orgs/o033.md) — Family policy council, HI
- [Louisiana Family Forum](../letters/orgs/o052.md) — Family policy council, LA
- [Florida Voice for the Unborn](../letters/orgs/o110.md) — Advocacy or other, FL
- [Christian Civic League of Maine](../letters/orgs/o053.md) — Family policy council, ME
- [Oregon Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o111.md) — Right-to-life group, OR
- [S.M.A.R.T. Women's Healthcare](../letters/orgs/o112.md) — Medical
- [Wisconsin Family Action](../letters/orgs/o071.md) — Family policy council, WI
- [Diocese of Amarillo](../letters/orgs/o113.md) — Religious body
- [Human Life of Washington](../letters/orgs/o114.md) — Advocacy or other, WA
- [Reprotection](../letters/orgs/o115.md) — Advocacy or other
- [New York Families Action](../letters/orgs/o067.md) — Advocacy or other, NY
- [Ohio Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o092.md) — Right-to-life group, OH
- [Faith & Liberty DC](../letters/orgs/o116.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Diocese of Steubenville](../letters/orgs/o117.md) — Religious body
- [Indiana Family Institute](../letters/orgs/o034.md) — Family policy council, IN
- [Archdiocese of San Francisco](../letters/orgs/o118.md) — Religious body
- [Nebraska Family Alliance](../letters/orgs/o064.md) — Family policy council, NE
- [California Family Council](../letters/orgs/o042.md) — Family policy council, CA
- [Campaign Life Missouri](../letters/orgs/o086.md) — Advocacy or other, MO
- [Minnesota Family Council](../letters/orgs/o058.md) — Family policy council, MN
- [Human Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o028.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Family Life Catholic Diocese of Youngstown](../letters/orgs/o119.md) — Family policy council

## Sources

- [sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-rele…](https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/letter-pro-life-leaders-urge-congress-to-fight-abortion-extremism-protect-popular-hyde-amendment) — Primary source (https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/letter-pro-life-leaders-urge-congress-to-fight-abortion-extremism-protect-popular-hyde-amendment)

## 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.