SBA List president explains why candidates must commit to ‘pro-life’ appointments, why Huntsman is ‘vague’ on abortion

On the same day GOP presidential contender Jon Huntsman’s campaign manager resigned, the leader of the anti-abortion rights policy group the Susan B. Anthony List said the SBA List is not supporting the candidate in his current campaign stage because he did not sign the group’s abortion-centric presidential pledge.

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In defunding battle, SBA takes credit for giving Planned Parenthood ‘black eye’

The Susan B. Anthony List is among the anti-abortion rights groups taking credit for the trend of states cutting federal funding for reproductive services in the name of defunding Planned Parenthood. But, this Washington, D.C.-based group is actually keeping score.

As president, Ron Paul would veto funding for Planned Parenthood and ‘family planning schemes’

GOP presidential contender Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has taken a further step proving his anti-abortion-rights commitment since signing the Susan B. Anthony List’s “2012 Pro-Life Presidential Leadership Pledge.”

This week Paul issued a statement of his budget priorities were he to be put in the White House. More…

Pawlenty, Bachmann sign Susan B. Anthony list anti-abortion pledge

Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty have signed on to the Susan B. Anthony List’s 2012 Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge. The presidential candidates have pledged to roll back abortion rights in four key areas, and the duo join three other presidential contenders: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Bachmann went More…

Anti-abortion rights group targets ‘pro-life’ senators who voted to continue funding Planned Parenthood

As it turned out, Planned Parenthood did not lose federal funding for family planning and reproductive services in the federal budget for fiscal year 2011 passed yesterday by Congress — and in retaliation, the Susan B. Anthony List announced Friday that it is launching a campaign to target senators who voted More…

New anti-abortion rights ad campaign means more face time for Abby Johnson

One of the anti-abortion rights movement’s leading political fundraisers in 2010 has gone to the airwaves with one of Planned Parenthood’s most vehement critics, former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson.

Lila Rose to head anti-abortion event in Iowa

A 22-year-old woman who pushed herself into the national spotlight with controversial undercover videos will headline Iowa Right to Life’s annual spring event next month.

Lila Rose, who at age 15 founded the anti-abortion group Live Action, has made secret videotapes of her visits to Planned Parenthood clinics. During More…

Anti-abortion groups offering students money prizes to make anti-Planned Parenthood videos

One of the biggest accusations promulgated to support why Planned Parenthood is “evil” and should be stripped of all federal funding is that the health care provider supposedly helps pimps get away with trafficking underage girls.

This oft-repeated statement received a revival recently thanks to the work of anti-abortion rights More…

On road to unrestricted campaign donations, social groups pave the way

By any objective measure, conservative social interest groups haven’t been big spenders in the recent midterm election cycle. Compared to groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which plans to spend $75 million dollars, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which brags it will spend More…

Ohio District Court Rejects Anti-Abortion Group’s Lawsuit Against Elections Law

A district court Judge in Ohio yesterday rejected a lawsuit from the Susan B. Anthony List, which argued an Ohio elections law prohibiting false claims was unconstitutional because it violated the group’s right to free speech.

The suit relates to a longstanding conflict between pro-life groups like More…