Open Letter: Oppose Any Bill Funding Planned Parenthood

September 29, 2015
Washington, DC

We oppose any bill that funds Planned Parenthood, the largest purveyor of abortions and seller of unborn infant body parts produced by abortions.

The American culture respects human life. Though the radical left has been successful in creating a permissive legal scheme for abortions in the United States, the sentiment of the majority of the country is demonstrably pro-life. Moreover, Americans instinctively recognize the value of life both physically and emotionally.

This fact about our culture explains the waves of outrage over the recent series of revealing videos about Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood has now shown a systematic disregard for the most innocent of humans: unborn babies. These videos display individuals and an organization that has no problem harvesting and selling the organs of unborn babies for money. Upon the release of the videos, Americans, disgusted and saddened, immediately recognized that behavior as unethical and repugnant.

While the videos chronicle anecdotal evidence of Planned Parenthood’s abhorrent behavior, the facts about Planned Parenthood reveal an even more disturbing story. One third of the abortions in this country are committed at Planned Parenthood. In the last year, 327,653 lives were lost at the hands of Planned Parenthood, which is heavily subsidized by the taxpayers! This money could be redirected to other more comprehensive health centers.

Planned Parenthood’s most recent financial report shows that $528.4 million of its revenue in 2014 came from federal, state and local governments.

This is an intolerable reality that Congress is empowered to correct. Funding Planned Parenthood is a conscience violation for every taxpayer. Therefore, we will oppose any bill that funds Planned Parenthood.


The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Former Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan.

Mr. William L. Walton
Vice President
Council for National Policy

The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop
Chairman, Conservative Action Project (CAP)
Former White House Advisor, President Ronald Reagan

Phyllis Schlafly
Founder
Eagle Forum

The Honorable Bob McEwen
U.S. House of Representatives
Former Member, Ohio

Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Policy Board Member
American Civil Rights Union

Mr. Michael A. Needham
Chief Executive Officer
Heritage Action for America

Mr. L. Brent Bozell, III
Chairman For America

The Honorable Colin A. Hanna
President
Let Freedom Ring, Inc.

Mr. Alfred S. Regnery
Chairman
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund

Penny Nance
CEO and President
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee

Dr. James C. Dobson
Founder & President
Dr. James Dobson’s FamilyTalk

Ed Martin
President Eagle Forum

Rod D. Martin
Founder & CEO
The Martin Organization

Sherri Martin
The Martin Foundation

Nicholas Stehle
Campaign for the American Future

Hon. Sharron Angle
President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies

Dr. Shawn Mitchell
National Chaplain
National Federation of Republican Assemblies

Hon. Jerry Melvin
President
Florida Republican Assembly

Belden Bell
Trustee
The Heritage Foundation

Matt Mackowiak
Executive Director
Fight For Tomorrow

Jason Jones
President
Movie to Movement

Rick Scarborough
Vision America Action.

Ellen L. Barrosse
Chairman
Conservative Steering Committee
Republican National Committee

Jim DeMint
Former U.S. Senator from South Carolina

The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Former Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan

Jenny Beth Martin
Co-Founder
Tea Party Patriots

Lila Rose
President
Live Action Advocate (501c4)

Erick-Woods Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState
Host of The Erick Erickson Show

Mr. Ed Corrigan
Former Executive Director
Senate Steering Committee

Melissa Ortiz
Founder & Principal
Able Americans

Tom McClusky
Vice President
March for Life Action

Kristan J. Hawkins
President
Students for Life of America

Bradley Mattes
President
Life Issues Institute

Ali Akbar
Senior Advisor
Black Conservatives Fund

Marion Jones
Director
Whole Life America

Joel Anand Samy
Co-Founder and President
International Leaders Summit

Donna Hearne
CEO
The Constitutional Coalition

Ron Robinson
President
Young America’s Foundation

Donna Rice Hughes
President and CEO
Enough Is Enough

Bob Adams
President
Revive America PAC

Mathew D. Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

Mark Fitzgibbons
President of Corporate Affairs
American Target Advertising, Inc.

Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness

Jay Mount
President
MDS Communications

Bill Pascoe
Partner
Antietam Communications

Richard A. Viguerie
Chairman
ConservativeHQ.com

Alex St. James
Executive Director
Blacks Economic-Security Trust (BEST) Foundation

Hon. Mike Hill
Florida State Representative District 2

Hon. Tom DeLay
Former Majority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives

Joseph A. Morris
Morris & De La Rosa

William J. Murray
President
Religious Freedom Coalition

Star Parker
President and Founder
Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)

Gary A. Marx
Senior Partner
Madison Strategies

Kevin Kookogey
President & Founder
Linchpins of Liberty

Willes K. Lee
Executive Vice President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies.

David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United

Terrence Scanlon
President
Capital Research Center

Gary L. Bauer
President
American Values

Austin Ruse
President, C-Fam

Peter Weyrich

C. Preston Noell III
President
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.

Nadine Maenza
Executive Director
Patriot Voices

Larry Eastland

Dr. Alveda King
Director of African American Outreach
Priests for Life

Linwood Bragan
Executive Director
CapStand Council for Policy and Ethics

Tim Wildmon
President
American Family Association

Sandy Rios
Director of Governmental Affairs
American Family Association

Col. Francis X. De Luca USMCR (Ret)
President
Civitas Institute

Maria McFadden Maffucci
Editor
Human Life Review

Rabbi Yehuda Levin
Torah Values Spokesman
Rabbinical Alliance of America

Lewis K. Uhler
Founder and President
National Tax Limitation Committee

Ann Quest
Eagle Forum

Day Gardner
President
National Black Pro-Life Union

Ann Holladay
Chairman
Eastern Shore Human Trafficking Task Force (ESHTTF)

Kathleen Patten
President and CEO
American Target Advertising

Wes Goodman
Candidate
Ohio House of Representatives

Ron Pearson
President
Council for America

Ginni Thomas
Liberty Consulting

Robert K. Fischer
Meeting Coordinator
Conservatives of Faith

Troy Newman
President, Operation Rescue
Board Member, Center for Medical Progress

Janet Parshall
Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host

Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
Americans for Constitutional Liberty

The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli II
President, Senate Conservatives Fund
Former Attorney General of Virginia

Rebecca Hagelin
Board of Directors
FamilyTalk

Hon. Jim Ryun
Chairman of the Madison Project
Former Member of Congress

Beverly Gossage
President
HSA Benefits Consulting

R.T. Neary
Director
ProLife Massachusetts

Ryan Bomberger
Chief Creative Officer
The Radiance Foundation

Ted Baehr
Publisher, MOVIEGUIDE(R)
Member, Broadcast Film Critics Association

Mike Fichter
President and CEO
Indiana Right to Life

Jenifer Bowen
Executive Director
Iowa Right to Life

Stephanie Ranade Krider
Executive Director
Ohio Right to Life

Paula Westwood
Executive Director
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati

Janet (Folger) Porter
President
Faith2Action

Julaine K. Appling
President
Wisconsin Family Action

John C. Eastman
Founding Director
The Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence

Connie Eller
Founder
Missouri Blacks for Life

Paul Caprio
Director
Family PAC Federal

Carole Adams
President
Eagle Forum of New Jersey

Thomas S. Winter
Editor Emeritus
Human Events

David Black
Chairman
2nd Vote Victory

Andresen Blom
Executive Director
Hawaii Christian Coalition

Marie Tasy
Executive Director
New Jersey Right to Life Committee, Inc.

Michael Gonidakis
President
Ohio Right to Life

Linda Harvey
President
Mission America

Jacqui Fetsko
Executive Director
Lake County Right to Life (Mentor, OH)

Michael R. Long
Chairman
NYS Conservative Party

Curt Smith
President
Indiana Family Institute

Chris Long
President
Ohio Christian Alliance

Floyd Brown
President
Westen Center for Journalism

Brendan O’Morchoe
Director
Pro-Life Future

Anne Cregger
Field Staff
US Navigators

Linda Theis
President
Ohio ProLifeAction

Barry G. Sheets
Executive Director
Institute for Principled Policy

Christopher N. Malagisi
President
Young Conservatives Coalition

Elisa Martinez
Executive Director
New Mexico Alliance for Life

Mike Spence
President
Conservative Republicans of California

Tricia Erickson
President
Angel Pictures & Publicity, Inc.

Denise Leipold
Executive Director
Right to Life of Northeast Ohio

Carolyn McLarty
Republican National Committeewoman for Oklahoma

Janine Hansen
Director
Nevada Families for Freedom

Gayle Gardner
Chairman
America Heritage Academy Foundation

Eric Olsen
Founder, Montana Shrugged Teaparty Patriots
State President, Montana Eagle Forum

Jennie Grimwood
State President
Eagle Forum of Alaska

Elizabeth Graham
Director
Texas Right to Life

Hon. Steve Stockman
U.S. House of Representatives
Former Member, Texas

Tammy Nichols
President
Eagle Forum of Idaho

Dan Weber
CEO
Association of Mature Americans Citizens (AMAC)

Steve Antosh
General Counsel
National Pro-Life Alliance

Eunie Smith
President
Eagle Forum of Alabama

Cathie Adams
President
Texas Eagle Forum

Tammy Kobza
President
Eagle Forum of Iowa

Chuck Hurley, Esq.
Vice-president & Chief Counsel
The FAMiLY LEADER

Bob Vander Plaats
President/CEO
The FAMiLY LEADER

Jayne Schindler
State Leader
Colorado Eagle Forum

Patricia Stewart
President
Eagle Forum of South Carolina

Bobbie Patray
President
Tennessee Eagle Forum

Gayle Ruzicka
President
Utah Eagle Forum

E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D.
Founder and National Spokesman
The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation

Bob and Jean Dohnal
Publishers
Wisconsin Conservative Digest

Judson Phillips
Founder
Tea Party Nation

David Ripley
Executive Director
Idaho Chooses Life

Betty Peters
Representative
State School Board of Alabama

Tim Lambert
President
Texas Home School Coalition

Michael Quinn Sullivan
President
Empower Texans

JoAnn Fleming
Executive Director
Grassroots America – We the People

Jonathan Saenz
President
Texas Values Action

Debi Ketron
Director of Government Affairs
Indiana Association of Home Educators

All organizations listed for identification purposes only.

The Conservative Action Project, founded by former Attorney General Edwin Meese and chaired by The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop, is designed to facilitate conservative leaders working together on behalf of common goals. Participants include the CEO’s of over 100 organizations representing all major elements of the conservative movement: economic, social and national security.