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AAF Pro-Life Coalition Letter to Republican National Convention delegates on the platform

PL-2024-002 · July 15, 2024

Explicit incrementalist endorsement Primary source Coalition letter 4 / 12

Explicit incrementalist endorsement. Explicitly endorses a regulatory/gestational bill or exceptions as policy.

Shortfall type
Explicit incrementalist endorsement
Date
July 15, 2024
Lead organization
Advancing American Freedom
Recipient
RNC delegates
Topic
Republican platform abortion language
Type
Coalition letter
Verification
Primary source
Signature rows
117 (~116 (page) reported)
Completeness
Complete from letter text
Letter No. 42 of 55 All letters

§ 1 Key language

“support amendments that strengthen the pro-life resolve of the platform” Advancing American Freedom, July 15, 2024

§ 2 Scorecard

Composite 4 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.

DimensionScoreMeaning at this scoreRationale
D1 Exceptions 0 None —
D2 Immunity for the mother fault line 0 None —
D3 Incrementalism 2 Explicitly endorses a regulatory or gestational bill instead of abolition Seeks stronger platform planks and late-term limits, not abolition.
D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills fault line 0 None —
D5 Framing 1 Implied Works within GOP-platform/14th Amendment frame.
D6 Secular framing 1 Mixed — mentions prayer or faith, or mixed religious signers Mixed constitutional and religious signers.

§ 3 Signatories

117 signature rows · ~116 (page) 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 Paul Teller Executive Director Advancing American Freedom
2 Jeanne Mancini President March for Life Action
3 Robert P. George, JD, DPhil, DCL, DLitt McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Princeton University*
4 R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary*
5 Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D. President Ethics & Public Policy Center
6 Lila Rose President Live Action
7 F. Brent Leatherwood President Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
8 Clint Pressley President Southern Baptist Convention*
9 Kristen A. Ullman President Eagle Forum
10 Erick Erickson Host Erick Erickson Show
11 Jonathan Saenz President Texas Values Action
12 Dr. John Seago President Texas Right to Life
13 Georgette Forney President Anglicans for Life
14 Rev. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz Executive Director Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty
15 Sandy Karnes RNC Delegate Missouri 7th Congressional District
16 Gayle Ruzicka President Utah Eagle Forum
17 Gerrick Wilkins RNC Delegate Alabama At Large
18 Bob Carlstrom President AMAC Action
19 Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus
20 Rev. Dale Witherington Chief Steward Restore Minnesota
21 Tom Price Founder HealthWiseFirst
22 Arnold Mooney State Representative Alabama House District 43
23 Jenna Ellis Host and Former Advisor to Trump American Family Radio
24 Abby Johnson CEO ATTWN Ministry
25 Bob Good Member of Congress Virginia 5th Congressional District
26 Keith Rothfus Former Member U.S. Congress (PA, 2013-2019)
27 Robin Litaker Candidate Alabama 7th Congressional District
28 Cole Muzio President Frontline Policy
29 Tim Wildmon President American Family Association
30 TJ Burgess President Men for Life
31 John Gerardi Executive Director Right to Life of Central California
32 Robert Schwarzwalder, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, Honors College Regent University
33 Suzi Voyles President Eagle Forum of Georgia
34 Samuel D. Green President and General Counsel Reason for Life
35 E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. President Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
36 Mark Jorritsma Executive Director North Dakota Family Alliance
37 Gerrye Johnston Founder/CEO Men & Women for a Representative Democracy
38 Jeanna Boggs RNC Delegate Alabama At Large
39 Jeffrey S. Trimbath President Maryland Family Institute
40 Carroll Conley Executive Director Christian Civic League of Maine
41 Allie Beth Stuckey Host Relatable
42 Ryan Bomberger Cofounder Radiance Foundation
43 Bethany Bomberger Cofounder Radiance Foundation
44 Jason Yates CEO My Faith Votes
45 Daniel Degner Interim President Wisconsin Family Action
46 Cathi Herrod President Center for Arizona Policy
47 Greg Scott Vice President of Policy Center for Arizona Policy
48 Chad Connelly President & Founder Faith Wins
49 Paul C. Broun, M.D. Former Member U.S. Congress (GA-10)
50 Donald Sweeting Chancellor Colorado Christian University
51 Dr. Paige Patterson President Sandy Creek Foundation
52 Jason Rapert Founder & President National Association of Christian Lawmakers
53 Daniel Darling Director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement Southwestern Seminary
54 Dr. Dorothy Patterson Acting Director Sandy Creek Foundation
55 Thomas McDonough Executive Director American Family Project
56 Jabo Waggoner State Senator Alabama Senate District 16
57 Mack N. Butler State Representative Alabama House District 28
58 Andrew Sorrell State Auditor Alabama
59 Abraham Hamilton, III General Counsel American Family Association
60 Dran Reese President The Salt & Light Council
61 Rhonda Thomas Founder & President Truth in Education
62 Troy Miller President & CEO National Religious Broadcasters
63 Carmine Sabia Host Carmine Sabia Show
64 Ryan Helfenbein Executive Director Standing for Freedom Center
65 Melissa Ortiz Principal Capability Consulting
66 Maureen Blum Executive Director Catholics Count
67 Tami Fitzgerald Executive Director NC Values Coalition
68 Susan Voyles President Eagle Forum of Georgia
69 Nate Dunning Chairman Young Conservatives of Texas
70 Rev. Dr. James R. Wood Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology Redeemer University*
71 Darrell B. Harrison Shepherding/Teaching Pastor Redeemer Bible Church
72 Jeff Bennett Executive Director Kansas Family Voice
73 Trisha Fessler Director of Community Outreach Hartland Voters
74 Austin Ruse President C-Fam (Center for Family & Human Rights)
75 Tony M. Hodge Chairman Putnam County (WV) Republican Party
76 Brian S. Brown President National Organization for Marriage
77 David Biddle Chairman Gilchrist County (FL) Republican Party
78 Robin Fennelly Pro-Life Activist Own name
79 Sarah St. Onge Pro-Life Activist Own name
80 Ron Armstrong President Stand Up Michigan
81 Derrick Wilson Chairman Texas Young Republican Federation
82 Don Feder Founder Don Feder Associates
83 Jonathan Imbody Director Faith Steps
84 Donna Rice Hughes President Enough is Enough
85 Rebecca Weber President Association of Mature American Citizens
86 Eric Metaxas Founder & Host Socrates in the City
87 Liz Wheeler Host The Liz Wheeler Show
88 Katy Faust Founder Them Before Us
89 Craig DeRoche President & CEO Family Policy Alliance
90 Sean Feucht Missionary and Musician SeanFeucht.com
91 Brent Bozell III Chairman ForAmerica.org
92 Jonathan M. Alexandre, Esq. Vice President of Governmental Affairs Liberty Counsel
93 Claire Bartlett Executive Director Georgia Life Alliance
94 Paul Vaughn President Personhood Tennessee
95 Dr. Matt Clark President Personhood South Carolina
96 Nathan Sanders Chairman Louisiana Young Republican Federation
97 Jeff Hunt Talk Radio Host Own name
98 Mary McCrossan, MD Republican National Committeewoman Delaware
99 Patrina Mosley Founder PPM Consulting, LLC
100 Tyler Dalton McNabb, PhD Associate Professor of Philosophy Saint Francis University
101 Edward Feser Professor of Philosophy Pasadena City College
102 Jesse Holguin Founder Lexit
103 Rev. Steven Mosley Evangelical Outreach Chair Fairfax GOP
104 Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith
105 Christopher Talbot Instructor of Ministry Welch College*
106 Rosalinda Lozano Director Personhood Colorado
107 Gualberto Garcia Jones General Counsel Personhood Alliance
108 Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr. Executive Director & Senior Counsel International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers
109 Allen J. Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston
110 Brice Futch Executive Director Stand for Georgia Values Action
111 Mark J. Smith, PhD, MPH Citizen, Taxpayer, Voter Own name
112 Brittany Ellison Founder Peach State Approach, LLC
113 Vikki Parker President Peach State Approach, LLC
114 Tom Oliverson, M.D. State Representative, HD130 Texas House of Representatives
115 Dan Miller State Director Pro-Life Wisconsin
116 Julaine Appling President Emeritus Wisconsin Family Action
117 Bunni Pounds President Christians Engaged

§ 4 Organizations on this letter

105 distinct organizations and 117 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

Organizations

Advancing American Freedom · Advocacy or other March for Life · Right-to-life group Princeton University · Academic The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary · Religious body The Ethics and Public Policy Center · Advocacy or other Live Action · Advocacy or other Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission · Religious body Southern Baptist Convention · Advocacy or other Eagle Forum · Advocacy or other Erick Erickson Show · Media Texas Values · Family policy council Texas Right to Life · Right-to-life group Anglicans For Life · Right-to-life group Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty · Religious body Missouri 7th Congressional District · Political party or office Utah Eagle Forum · Advocacy or other Alabama At Large · Advocacy or other AMAC Action · Advocacy or other The Conservative Caucus · Advocacy or other Restore Minnesota · Advocacy or other HealthWiseFirst · Advocacy or other Alabama House District 43 · Political party or office American Family Radio · Family policy council ATTWN Ministry · Advocacy or other Virginia 5th Congressional District · Political party or office U.S. Congress (PA, 2013-2019) · Advocacy or other Alabama 7th Congressional District · Political party or office Frontline Policy Council · Family policy council American Family Association · Family policy council Men for Life · Right-to-life group Right to Life of Central California · Right-to-life group Regent University · Academic Eagle Forum of Georgia · Advocacy or other Reason for Life · Right-to-life group Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation · Advocacy or other North Dakota Family Alliance · Family policy council Men & Women for a Representative Democracy · Advocacy or other Maryland Family Institute · Family policy council Christian Civic League of Maine · Family policy council Relatable · Advocacy or other The Radiance Foundation · Advocacy or other My Faith Votes · Advocacy or other Wisconsin Family Action · Family policy council Center for Arizona Policy · Advocacy or other Faith Wins · Advocacy or other U.S. Congress (GA-10) · Advocacy or other Colorado Christian University · Academic Sandy Creek Foundation · Advocacy or other National Association of Christian Lawmakers · Legal Southwestern Seminary · Religious body American Family Project · Family policy council Alabama Senate District 16 · Political party or office Alabama House District 28 · Political party or office Alabama · Advocacy or other The Salt & Light Council · Advocacy or other Truth in Education · Advocacy or other National Religious Broadcasters · Media Carmine Sabia Show · Media Standing for Freedom Center · Advocacy or other Capability Consulting · Advocacy or other Catholics Count · Advocacy or other NC Values Coalition · Family policy council Young Conservatives of Texas · Advocacy or other Redeemer University · Academic Redeemer Bible Church · Religious body Kansas Family Voice · Family policy council Hartland Voters · Advocacy or other Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) · Family policy council Putnam County (WV) Republican Party · Political party or office National Organization for Marriage · Advocacy or other Gilchrist County (FL) Republican Party · Political party or office Stand Up Michigan · Advocacy or other Texas Young Republican Federation · Political party or office Don Feder Associates · Advocacy or other Faith Steps · Advocacy or other Enough is Enough · Advocacy or other Association of Mature American Citizens · Advocacy or other Socrates in the City · Advocacy or other The Liz Wheeler Show · Media Them Before Us · Advocacy or other Family Policy Alliance · Family policy council SeanFeucht.com · Advocacy or other ForAmerica.org · Advocacy or other Liberty Counsel · Legal Georgia Life Alliance · Advocacy or other Personhood Tennessee · Advocacy or other Personhood South Carolina · Advocacy or other Louisiana Young Republican Federation · Political party or office Delaware · Legal PPM Consulting, LLC · Advocacy or other Saint Francis University · Academic Pasadena City College · Academic Lexit · Advocacy or other Fairfax GOP · Political party or office Conservatives of Faith · Advocacy or other Welch College · Academic Personhood Colorado · Advocacy or other Personhood Alliance · Advocacy or other International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers · Advocacy or other American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston · Advocacy or other Stand for Georgia Values Action · Family policy council Peach State Approach, LLC · Advocacy or other Texas House of Representatives · Political party or office Pro-Life Wisconsin · Advocacy or other Christians Engaged · Advocacy or other

§ 5 Sources

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

advancingamericanfreedom.com/aaf-pro-life-coalition-letterhttps://advancingamericanfreedom.com/aaf-pro-life-coalition-letter/
Primary source
advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/aaf-…https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/aaf-pro-life-coalition-letter
Secondary

§ 6 Notes

116 signers transcribed from the web page (two-column layout). * = institution for identification only.

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.