Earlier this month, we noted that extremist Religious Right activist Janet Porter had been spotted at the White House, along with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, where we assumed that she was making a pitch for her “Heartbeat Bill,” a radical piece of legislation that she brags will outlaw abortion “before the mother even knows she’s pregnant” and will be “the foot in the door” to completely outlawing abortion.

Yesterday, Porter sent out an email to supporters revealing that she and DeLay met directly with Vice President Mike Pence, who reportedly “loves” her legislation and promised to personally deliver a letter to President Trump that was signed by hundreds of Religious Right activists urging congressional Republicans to “lead your legislative agenda this fall” with the Heartbeat Bill:

Faith2Action President Janet Porter shows Vice President Mike Pence a letter calling for passage of the federal Heartbeat Bill signed by more than 120 pro-family group leaders while at the White House. Also pictured: Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Faith2Action Legislative Director Rachelle Heidlebaugh.

The Vice President not only stated that he “loves” the pro-life Heartbeat Bill, he promised to put the letter calling for its passage directly on President Trump’s desk. The letter (below) was signed by more than 120 pro-family leaders including Dr. James Dobson, Don Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association, and Governor Mike Huckabee.

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Dear President Trump, Vice President Pence, Speaker Ryan, and Leader McCarthy,

On Nov 8th of last year, 81% of Evangelicals voted to put President Donald Trump into the White House and Republicans in control of the House and Senate. They are now watching closely, wondering if Republicans in Washington will keep their campaign promises. One of the most important campaign promises was the protection of unborn life.

We, the undersigned, have united to protect human lives with HR 490, the Heartbeat Protection Act, which is co-sponsored by two-thirds of the Republicans in Congress-more than any other pro-life bill. It also has more public support than any other pro-life bill. Simply put, the Heartbeat Bill ensures that “if a heartbeat is detected, the baby is protected.” To deny the child’s beating heart is to deny science. To ignore it is heartless.

According to the father of the pro-life movement, the late Dr. John Willke, the Heartbeat Bill will protect 95% of the babies who would otherwise be aborted. Simply recognizing this universal indicator of life-a heartbeat-is the most effective way to “Make America Safe Again.”

While we support pro-life bills that protect preborn children, the Pain Capable Bill (HR 36) would only protect babies after five months-that’s only 1.3% of the babies facing abortion, according to CDC statistics.

As Dr. Willke stated, “When I founded the pro-life movement, it wasn’t to regulate how abortions would be done, it was to bring the abortion killing to an END. We have waited too long and that wait has cost us too much. ”

After 44 years, an “incremental approach” has left us with a body count of nearly 60 million. We are a far cry from success when nearly a million abortions are still being committed each year. But in order to achieve a different result, we must do something different. The Heartbeat Bill is different.

According to a 2017 George Barna poll, 69% of Americans support the Heartbeat Bill-most of them strongly.

The bill has support from the vast majority of Republicans (86%) and Independents (61%). Even 55% of Democrats believe “If a doctor is able to detect a heartbeat of an unborn baby, that baby should be legally protected.” The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals declared that the heartbeat is a more “consistent and certain” indicator of life than “viability,” the arbitrary standard the U.S. Supreme Court currently uses to allow legal protection of children in the womb.

While respect all pro-life efforts, after four decades, it’s time to achieve the goal for which we have marched, prayed, and voted. With a Republican House, Senate, White House, and new Supreme Court being ushered in, we can do more than protect 1.3% of the babies, we can protect every child whose beating heart can be heard.

We urgently and respectfully request that you lead your legislative agenda this fall with HR 490, the Heartbeat Bill, supported by two-thirds of the Republican members of Congress, seven out of ten Americans, and millions of pro-life voters who will be greatly encouraged by its passage prior to the midterm elections.

Sincerely,

James C. Dobson, Ph.D.

Founder & President, Family Talk

Don Wildmon, Founder

American Family Association & AFA Radio

Janet Porter, President, Faith2Action

Governor Mike Huckabee

Gary L. Bauer

President,

American Values

William G. Boykin

Lt. General, Retired, U.S. Army

Founder and President, Kingdom Warriors

Troy Newman

President, Operation Rescue

Co-Founder, Center for Medical Progress

Allan E. Parker, Jr.

President, The Justice Foundation

Bill Johnson

President,

American Decency Association

Bradley Mattes

President,

Life Issues Institute

Bob McEwen

Former Member Congress, Ohio

Nancy Schulze

Founder, Robert Lynch

Advocate,

Lawyers of Ohio

Rev. Patrick Mahoney

Director,

Christian Defense Coalition

Dr. Scott Lively

President,

Defend the Family International

Mark Harrington

National Director, Created Equal

Arkansas Senator Jason Rapert

Sponsor of nation’s first Heartbeat Law

Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWA

Ed Martin

President, Phyllis Schlafly Eagles;

President, Eagle Forum Education and

Legal Defense Fund;

President, Gen. Jack Singlaub’s America’s Future

Michele Bachmann

Former member of Congress

Dr. Rick Scarborough

Founder, Vision America Action

Cindy Jacobs, President, Generals International

Dr. Jimmy Draper

President Emeritus LifeWay

Former President Southern Baptist Convention

Rep. Ron Hood

Sponsor, Ohio Heartbeat Bill

Rep. Gary Glenn

Associate Speaker Pro Tem

Michigan House of Representatives

President,

American Family Association of Michigan

Rachelle Heidlebaugh, Founder, The Witness

Larry Cirignano

D.C. Representative, Children First Foundation

Richard Ford

President, PrayForLeaders.com

iVoterGuide.com

Steven F. Hotze, M.D., President and Founder

Restore Our Godly Heritage PAC; Founder & CEO

Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC

Pastor Rick Joyner

Chairman, The Oak Initiative

Rebecca Kiessling, Esq.

Author, International Pro-Life Speaker

Bill Federer

Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Television host Pastor Stephen E. Broden

Fair Park Bible Fellowship, Dallas, TX

President, Protect Life and Marriage

Co-Founder National Black Pro-Life Coalition

Linda Harvey

President, Mission America

Art Ally

President, Timothy Partners

Founder, Liberty Tour

Anna Little

Board of Directors

EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers NYC,

NJ Faith & Freedom Coalition

Ted Baehr

President, MovieGuide

Adam McManus

Anchor, TheWorldview.com

Jannique Stewart

President, Love Protects

Robert Lynch

Advocate,

Lawyers of Ohio

Tom Zawistowski

President,

We the People Convention (OH)

Allen Unruh

Founder,

National Abstinence Clearinghouse &

The Alpha Center

Dr. Chuck Harding

Founder, Awake America

John Jakubczyk

President,

Southwest Law Center

Pastor Bill & Deborah Owens

Founder,

Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP)

Joseph M. Scheidler

National Director,

Pro-Life Action League

Pastor Paul Blair

President, Reclaiming America for Christ

Founder, Liberty Pastors Network

Founder, Protect Life and Marriage OK

Paul Zeltwanger, Ohio State Representative

Lori Viars

Board Member,

Conservative Republican Leadership Committee

Vice President, Warren County Right to Life

Julie Busby

President & Founder, Malachi

Mark Gurley

Grassroots Vice Chair,

Michigan Republican Party

Pastor Ernie Sanders

Doers of the Word Baptist Church Radio Host, President,

What’s Right What’s Left Radio Ministries

John Collins, Founder, Linda Vista Pictures

Rep. Nino Vitale, Ohio House of Representatives

John Bouquet

Sr. Pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church Chairman, Community Prayer Breakfast associated with the National Day of Prayer Network

Pastor Rodney Lord

Freedom Gate Church,

Ohio Board Member,

Federation of Ministers and Churches International

Steve Koob, Ph.D.

Founder and Director, One More Soul

David Barton

Founder, WallBuilders

Andy Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagles

Buddy Smith

Senior Vice President,

American Family Association

American Family Radio

Abby Johnson

Author, Speaker

Jason Jones

Founder & President, Movie to Movement

Founder, Serviam

Rep. Christina Hagan

Prime Sponsor, Ohio Heartbeat Bill

Preston Noell III

President,

Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.

Gregory Quinlan

President

The Center for Garden State Families

Steve Witt

Senior Leader Bethel Cleveland

Rep. Bill Dean, Ohio House of Representatives

Jeremy Salupo

President, Elevate

Robert Knight

Author & Columnist

T.J. Honerlaw

Vice Chairman,

Warren County Republican Central Committee

John A. Eidsmoe, Colonel (MS)

Mississippi State Guard

Senior Counsel,

Foundation for Moral Law

Pastor, Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

Joe Langfeld

Executive Director,

Human Life Alliance

Matthew D, Staver, Esq. B.C.S.

Founder and Chairman,

Liberty Counsel

Dick Bott

Founder,

Bott Radio Network

William Murray

Chairman,

Religious Freedom Coalition

Monica Boyer

President,

Indiana Liberty Coalition

John Farnan, Esq.

President,

Cleveland Lawyers for Life, Inc.

Rep. Wesley Goodman, Ohio House

Rev. Dan C. Cummins, D.D.

Capitol Worship, Washington, D.C.

Dr. William Ames Curtright Founder,

Ames’s Gather of the Eagles

An 80-group Tea Party

Rep. John Becker, Ohio House of Representatives

Arnold Verner Nelson

President,

Nelson Publishing, Inc.

Pastor Corey Shankleton Emerging Streams

James Williamson

Senator Emeritus, Oklahoma

Pastor Michael Dean Cartin

Founder,

The Life Center

Guyla Mills

President,

Amazing Grace Awakening

Thomas A. Glessner, J.D.

President,

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates

(NIFLA)

Mark Crutcher President and Founder, Life Dynamics, Inc.

Phillip L. Jauregui

President,

Judicial Action Group

Terry Gensemer

Director,

CEC For Life

Martin Angell

Founder,

A Choice for Every Child Foundation

Pastor Ceasar LeFlore

Founder, Executive Director,

The Beloved Community Development Coalition

Day Gardner

President,

National Black Pro-Life Union

Deacon Georgette Forney

President, Anglicans for Life

Co-Founder,

Silent No More, American Campaign

Joel Brind, Ph.D.

Co-Founder,

Breast Cancer Prevention Institute

Cheryl Sullenger

President, Operation Rescue

Ohio Rep. Candice Keller

Brad Cornell

President, You are a Dad, Inc.

Timothy Barton

President, WallBuilders

Denise Cocciolone

Founder and President, National Life Center

Diane Gramley

President,

American Family Association of Pennsylvania

James Nolan, J.D.

President, Crossroads Pro-Life

Rich Bott

Chairman/CEO, Bott Radio Network

Linda Reidelbach

Former Ohio State Representative

Steve Ensley

President,

American Family Online

Lou Engle

Co-Founder, The Call Azusa Now

Joshua M. McCaig

President,

National Lawyers Association

Republican Congressional Wives Speakers

Co-Chair,

Congressional Prayer Caucus Wives Council

Co-Founder with Vonette Bright, American Prayer Initiative