---
title: "Open Letter to the Chairwoman of the North Dakota Republican Party opposing Resolution 6 (women as co-conspirators)"
description: "Coalition letter from SBA Pro-Life America, April 2, 2024, to NDGOP Chair Sandi Sanford / delegates. Composite 8/12 — explicit opposition to a tenet. “turning those women into criminals is not the way to protect the unborn”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2024-001"
date: "2024-04-02"
letter_type: "Coalition letter"
lead_org: "SBA Pro-Life America"
recipient: "NDGOP Chair Sandi Sanford / delegates"
topic: "Equal-protection party resolution"
shortfall_type: "explicit_opposition_to_tenet"
composite: 8
verification: "primary"
signature_rows: 18
primary_url: "https://sbaprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/North-Dakota-Letter.pdf"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2024-001.html"
---

# Open Letter to the Chairwoman of the North Dakota Republican Party opposing Resolution 6 (women as co-conspirators)

**Coalition letter** · April 2, 2024 · Explicit opposition to a tenet · composite 8 / 12 · Primary source

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2024-001 (formerly L16) |
| Date | April 2, 2024 |
| Lead organization | [SBA Pro-Life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) |
| Recipient | NDGOP Chair Sandi Sanford / delegates |
| Topic | Equal-protection party resolution |
| Type | Coalition letter |
| Verification | Primary source |
| Signature rows | 18 (18 reported) |
| Completeness | Complete from letter text |

## Key language

> “turning those women into criminals is not the way to protect the unborn” — SBA Pro-Life America, April 2, 2024

## Scorecard

Composite **8 of 12** — explicit opposition to a tenet. 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) | 2 | Explicitly opposes prosecuting or criminalizing women | Reaffirms 2022 letter; opposes charging women. |
| D3 Incrementalism | 1 | By implication — a funding, drug, research, Hyde or Title X letter that takes no abolition position | Redirects to incremental legislation. |
| D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills (fault line) | 2 | Explicitly opposes or lobbies against one | Asks delegates to reject equal-protection resolution. |
| D5 Framing | 1 | Implied | "through the legislative process". |
| D6 Secular framing | 2 | Wholly secular, legal, fiscal, medical or political argument | Secular framing (CLI coercion data). |

## Signatories

18 signature rows · 18 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 Pro-life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) |
| 2 | [Mark Jorritsma](../letters/people/i0073.md) | Executive Director | [North Dakota Family Alliance](../letters/orgs/o068.md) |
| 3 | [Carol Tobias](../letters/people/i0079.md) | President | [National Right to Life Committee](../letters/orgs/o074.md) |
| 4 | [Kristan Hawkins](../letters/people/i0008.md) | President | [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) |
| 5 | [Jeanne F. Mancini](../letters/people/i0002.md) | President | [March for Life Action](../letters/orgs/o002.md) |
| 6 | [Penny Y. Nance](../letters/people/i0004.md) | President & CEO | [Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee](../letters/orgs/o004.md) |
| 7 | [Brian Burch](../letters/people/i0226.md) | President | [Catholic Vote](../letters/orgs/o124.md) |
| 8 | [Christina Francis, M.D.](../letters/people/i0110.md) | CEO | [American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists](../letters/orgs/o013.md) |
| 9 | [Donna Harrison, M.D.](../letters/people/i0013.md) | Chair | [Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine](../letters/orgs/o190.md) |
| 10 | [Nicole D. Hayes](../letters/people/i0227.md) | Executive Vice President | [American Academy of Medical Ethics](../letters/orgs/o191.md) |
| 11 | [John Mize](../letters/people/i0138.md) | CEO | [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) |
| 12 | [Kristen A. Ullman](../letters/people/i0146.md) | President | [Eagle Forum](../letters/orgs/o078.md) |
| 13 | [Bradley Mattes](../letters/people/i0033.md) | President | [Life Issues Institute](../letters/orgs/o030.md) |
| 14 | [Timothy R. Head](../letters/people/i0228.md) | Executive Director | [Faith and Freedom Coalition](../letters/orgs/o007.md) |
| 15 | [Thomas A. Glessner, J.D.](../letters/people/i0088.md) | President | [National Institute of Family and Life Advocates](../letters/orgs/o083.md) |
| 16 | [Jor-El Godsey](../letters/people/i0205.md) | President | [Heartbeat International](../letters/orgs/o169.md) |
| 17 | [Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Ethics)](../letters/people/i0229.md) | President | [American Academy of Medical Ethics](../letters/orgs/o191.md) |
| 18 | [Steve Ertelt](../letters/people/i0022.md) | Editor | [LifeNews.com](../letters/orgs/o021.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

17 distinct organizations and 18 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) — Advocacy or other
- [North Dakota Family Alliance](../letters/orgs/o068.md) — Family policy council, ND
- [National Right to Life Committee](../letters/orgs/o074.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) — Right-to-life group
- [March for Life](../letters/orgs/o002.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Concerned Women for America](../letters/orgs/o004.md) — Advocacy or other
- [CatholicVote](../letters/orgs/o124.md) — Advocacy or other
- [American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists](../letters/orgs/o013.md) — Medical
- [Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine](../letters/orgs/o190.md) — Advocacy or other
- [American Academy of Medical Ethics](../letters/orgs/o191.md) — Medical
- [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Eagle Forum](../letters/orgs/o078.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Life Issues Institute](../letters/orgs/o030.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Faith & Freedom Coalition](../letters/orgs/o007.md) — Advocacy or other
- [National Institute of Family and Life Advocates](../letters/orgs/o083.md) — Family policy council
- [Heartbeat International](../letters/orgs/o169.md) — Advocacy or other
- [LifeNews.com](../letters/orgs/o021.md) — Media

## Sources

- [sbaprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/…](https://sbaprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/North-Dakota-Letter.pdf) — Primary source (https://sbaprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/North-Dakota-Letter.pdf)
- [sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-rele…](https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/pro-life-groups-call-on-gop-to-oppose-resolution-criminalizing-women) — secondary (https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/pro-life-groups-call-on-gop-to-oppose-resolution-criminalizing-women)

## Notes

Quotes the 2022 NRLC letter verbatim and cites its PDF.

## 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.