---
title: "Advancing American Freedom coalition letter to AG Blanche on the Comstock Act and mail-order abortion drugs"
description: "Coalition letter from Advancing American Freedom, August 7, 2026, to Attorney General Todd Blanche. Composite 3/12 — incrementalist by implication. “the Comstock Act the OLC opinion describes is not the one Congress enacted”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2026-007"
date: "2026-08-07"
letter_type: "Coalition letter"
lead_org: "Advancing American Freedom"
recipient: "Attorney General Todd Blanche"
topic: "Comstock Act / mail-order abortion pills"
shortfall_type: "incrementalist_by_implication"
composite: 3
verification: "primary"
signature_rows: 35
primary_url: "https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2026-007.html"
---

# Advancing American Freedom coalition letter to AG Blanche on the Comstock Act and mail-order abortion drugs

**Coalition letter** · August 7, 2026 · Incrementalist by implication · composite 3 / 12 · Primary source

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2026-007 |
| Date | August 7, 2026 |
| Lead organization | [Advancing American Freedom](../letters/orgs/o122.md) |
| Recipient | Attorney General Todd Blanche |
| Topic | Comstock Act / mail-order abortion pills |
| Type | Coalition letter |
| Verification | Primary source |
| Signature rows | 35 (35 reported) |
| Completeness | Complete from letter text |

## Key language

> “the Comstock Act the OLC opinion describes is not the one Congress enacted” — Advancing American Freedom, August 7, 2026

## 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

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 printed order.

| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tim Chapman](../letters/people/i0137.md) | President | [Advancing American Freedom](../letters/orgs/o122.md) |
| 2 | [Marjorie Dannenfelser](../letters/people/i0001.md) | President | [SBA Pro-Life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) |
| 3 | [Kristan Hawkins](../letters/people/i0008.md) | President | [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) |
| 4 | [John Mize](../letters/people/i0138.md) | CEO | [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) |
| 5 | [Penny Nance](../letters/people/i0004.md) | President and CEO | [Concerned Women for America](../letters/orgs/o004.md) |
| 6 | [Jeff Bradford](../letters/people/i0154.md) | President | [Human Coalition](../letters/orgs/o031.md) |
| 7 | [Gary Bauer](../letters/people/i0006.md) | President | [American Values](../letters/orgs/o006.md) |
| 8 | [Jonathan M. Alexandre, Esq.](../letters/people/i0123.md) | Vice President of Government Affairs | [Liberty Counsel](../letters/orgs/o106.md) |
| 9 | [Evan Lenow, Ph.D.](../letters/people/i0200.md) | President | [Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission](../letters/orgs/o076.md) |
| 10 | [John Stemberger](../letters/people/i0164.md) | President | [Liberty Counsel Action](../letters/orgs/o103.md) |
| 11 | [Paul Teller](../letters/people/i0189.md) | President | [Teller Strategies](../letters/orgs/o159.md) |
| 12 | [Paul Stam](../letters/people/i0398.md) | Former Speaker Pro Tempore | [North Carolina House of Representatives](../letters/orgs/o384.md) |
| 13 | [Colin Hanna](../letters/people/i0301.md) | President | [Let Freedom Ring](../letters/orgs/o303.md) |
| 14 | [Allan Wright](../letters/people/i0256.md) | Executive Director | [NJFPC](../letters/orgs/o066.md) |
| 15 | [Jeffrey S. Trimbath](../letters/people/i0258.md) | Founder & President | [Maryland Family Institute](../letters/orgs/o220.md) |
| 16 | [William Adair Bonner, Esquire](../letters/people/i0399.md) | President | [The Brandywine Forum](../letters/orgs/o385.md) |
| 17 | [Tim Jones](../letters/people/i0400.md) | Fmr. Speaker, Missouri House; Founder | [Leadership for America Institute](../letters/orgs/o386.md) |
| 18 | [Kristi Hamrick](../letters/people/i0401.md) | Vice President Media & Policy | [Students for Life Action](../letters/orgs/o008.md) |
| 19 | [Trent England](../letters/people/i0402.md) | David & Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow | [Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs](../letters/orgs/o387.md) |
| 20 | [Jim Pfaff](../letters/people/i0280.md) | President | [The Conservative Caucus](../letters/orgs/o316.md) |
| 21 | [Peter Thomas](../letters/people/i0318.md) | Chairman | [The Conservative Caucus](../letters/orgs/o316.md) |
| 22 | [Sean Corcoran, J.D.](../letters/people/i0403.md) | CEO | [Men for Life](../letters/orgs/o325.md) |
| 23 | [David Cox](../letters/people/i0404.md) | Assistant Director | [Arkansas Family Council](../letters/orgs/o041.md) |
| 24 | [Charlie Gerow](../letters/people/i0405.md) | CEO | [Quantum Communications](../letters/orgs/o388.md) |
| 25 | [Christopher Bell](../letters/people/i0237.md) | President & Co-Founder | [Good Counsel Homes](../letters/orgs/o389.md) |
| 26 | [Gerard Kassar](../letters/people/i0406.md) | State Chairman | [NYS Conservative Party](../letters/orgs/o390.md) |
| 27 | [Rebecca Weber](../letters/people/i0369.md) | CEO | [Association of Mature American Citizens](../letters/orgs/o359.md) |
| 28 | [Spencer E. Rahn](../letters/people/i0407.md) | Assistant General Counsel | [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) |
| 29 | [Suzy Smith](../letters/people/i0408.md) | President | [Prolife Council of Connecticut](../letters/orgs/o250.md) |
| 30 | [Mat Staver](../letters/people/i0304.md) | Founder | [Liberty Counsel](../letters/orgs/o106.md) |
| 31 | [Brick Lantz, M.D.](../letters/people/i0143.md) | VP Advocacy & Bioethics | [CMDA](../letters/orgs/o037.md) |
| 32 | [Doug Seaton](../letters/people/i0409.md) | President | [Upper Midwest Law Center](../letters/orgs/o391.md) |
| 33 | [Hon. William Wagner (Ret)](../letters/people/i0410.md) | Distinguished Professor Emeritus | [WMU & UF](../letters/orgs/o392.md) |
| 34 | [Allan Parker](../letters/people/i0105.md) | President | [The Justice Foundation](../letters/orgs/o099.md) |
| 35 | [Mary J. Browning](../letters/people/i0411.md) | Legal Advisor | [Operation Outcry](../letters/orgs/o093.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

31 distinct organizations and 35 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Advancing American Freedom](../letters/orgs/o122.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America](../letters/orgs/o001.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Students for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o008.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Americans United for Life](../letters/orgs/o005.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Concerned Women for America](../letters/orgs/o004.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Human Coalition](../letters/orgs/o031.md) — Advocacy or other
- [American Values](../letters/orgs/o006.md) — Family policy council
- [Liberty Counsel](../letters/orgs/o106.md) — Legal
- [Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission](../letters/orgs/o076.md) — Religious body
- [Liberty Counsel Action](../letters/orgs/o103.md) — Legal
- [Teller Strategies](../letters/orgs/o159.md) — Advocacy or other
- [North Carolina House of Representatives](../letters/orgs/o384.md) — Political party or office, NC
- [Let Freedom Ring, Inc.](../letters/orgs/o303.md) — Advocacy or other
- [New Jersey Family Policy Center](../letters/orgs/o066.md) — Family policy council, NJ
- [Maryland Family Institute](../letters/orgs/o220.md) — Family policy council, MD
- [The Brandywine Forum](../letters/orgs/o385.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Leadership for America Institute](../letters/orgs/o386.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs](../letters/orgs/o387.md) — Advocacy or other, OK
- [The Conservative Caucus](../letters/orgs/o316.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Men for Life](../letters/orgs/o325.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Arkansas Family Council](../letters/orgs/o041.md) — Family policy council, AR
- [Quantum Communications](../letters/orgs/o388.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Good Counsel Homes](../letters/orgs/o389.md) — Legal
- [NYS Conservative Party](../letters/orgs/o390.md) — Political party or office, NY
- [Association of Mature American Citizens](../letters/orgs/o359.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Prolife Council of Connecticut](../letters/orgs/o250.md) — Advocacy or other, CT
- [Christian Medical & Dental Associations](../letters/orgs/o037.md) — Medical
- [Upper Midwest Law Center](../letters/orgs/o391.md) — Legal
- [WMU & UF](../letters/orgs/o392.md) — Advocacy or other
- [The Justice Foundation](../letters/orgs/o099.md) — Legal
- [Operation Outcry](../letters/orgs/o093.md) — Advocacy or other

## Sources

- [advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases](https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/) — Primary source (https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/press-releases/)
- [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 (https://stateline.org/2026/08/10/anti-abortion-groups-urge-attorney-general-to-halt-mailing-of-abortion-pills/)

## 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.