§ 1 Key language
“the Comstock Act the OLC opinion describes is not the one Congress enacted”
Advancing American Freedom, August 7, 2026
§ 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.
| 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. |
§ 3 Signatories
35 signature rows · 35 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.
§ 4 Organizations on this letter
31 distinct organizations and 35 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.
Advancing American Freedom · Advocacy or other
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America · Advocacy or other
Students for Life of America · Right-to-life group
Americans United for Life · Right-to-life group
Concerned Women for America · Advocacy or other
Human Coalition · Advocacy or other
American Values · Family policy council
Liberty Counsel · Legal
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission · Religious body
Liberty Counsel Action · Legal
Teller Strategies · Advocacy or other
North Carolina House of Representatives · Political party or office
Let Freedom Ring, Inc. · Advocacy or other
New Jersey Family Policy Center · Family policy council
Maryland Family Institute · Family policy council
The Brandywine Forum · Advocacy or other
Leadership for America Institute · Advocacy or other
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs · Advocacy or other
The Conservative Caucus · Advocacy or other
Men for Life · Right-to-life group
Arkansas Family Council · Family policy council
Quantum Communications · Advocacy or other
Good Counsel Homes · Legal
NYS Conservative Party · Political party or office
Association of Mature American Citizens · Advocacy or other
Prolife Council of Connecticut · Advocacy or other
Christian Medical & Dental Associations · Medical
Upper Midwest Law Center · Legal
WMU & UF · Advocacy or other
The Justice Foundation · Legal
Operation Outcry · Advocacy or other
§ 5 Sources
Letter/statement text read from the organization’s own document.
advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releaseshttps://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/
Primary source
stateline.org/2026/08/10/anti-abo…https://stateline.org/2026/08/10/anti-abortion-groups-urge-attorney-general-to-halt-mailing-of-abortion-pills/
Secondary
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.