In a new TV interview with Jorge Ramos, Cecile Richards, president of America’s #1 abortion provider Planned Parenthood, addressed the issue of when life begins saying: “For me, life began when I delivered [my children].” This afternoon SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser responded saying: “Cecile Richards’ comments were insensitive and unfeeling to any woman who… READ MORE
Month: February 2014
West Va. House Passes 20 Week Abortion Limit Following Uproar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2014Contact: Mallory Quigley: 202-223-8073 Pro-life Group Urges Sen. Joe Manchin to Follow State’s Lead, Become First Democratic Co-Sponsor of Federal Bill Washington, D.C – This morning the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) praised the Democratic-controlled West Virginia state house for passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection… READ MORE
International Norm: Vast Majority of Countries Limit Abortion after 20 Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2014Contact: Mallory Quigley, 202-223-8073 U.S. & Canada Outside Mainstream in Permitting Late-Term Abortion Washington, D.C. – A new report authored by Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) associate scholar Angelina Baglini and co-released today by CLI and Life Canada finds that the United States and Canada are two of only seven… READ MORE
SBA List Files SCOTUS Brief in First Amendment Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2014Contact: Mallory Quigley, 202-223-8073 Pro-life Group Petitions SCOTUS to Allow Challenge to Ohio Statute that Chills Free Speech WASHINGTON, DC –Today the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) filed its Supreme Court brief in the case of Susan B. Anthony List v. Steven Driehaus. The national pro-life group petitioned the… READ MORE
SBA List Candidate Fund Endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto in FL-19 Special Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2014Contact: Mallory Quigley, 202-223-8073 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) Candidate Fund announced today its endorsement of state senator Lizbeth Benacquisto for Florida’s 19th congressional district. This is the SBA List Candidate Fund’s first endorsement of the 2014 election cycle and Benacquisto’s first national endorsement. “As we… READ MORE
The Political Desperation of Wendy Davis
Texas state senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster in support of late abortion, recently told the Dallas Morning News she could possibly support a 20 week abortion ban with exceptions for fetal abnormalities or risks to the mother’s health. Broad exceptions for the “health of the mother” have long been used by pro-abortion… READ MORE