Lisa Correnti

Lisa joined C-Fam in 2010 and now works as the organizations Executive Vice President dividing her time in both the Washington DC and New York offices.

Lisa is passionate about helping women and children around the world. Her area of focus is human rights and international development concentrating on the advancement and protection of women and children by promoting policy that recognizes the importance of strong families, optimal healthcare, quality education and economic opportunities. She monitors and advises on bilateral and multilateral policy assuring first-most that the dignity of the human person is always respected.

Lisa served on the United States delegation for the 2017 Commission on the Status of Women as a public delegate.

Prior to joining C-Fam, Lisa worked to promote policy that respects parental authority and protects women from the harm of abortion engaging in political activism at both the state and national level.  Lisa was the regional director for a parental notification bill in California, campaign manager for a pro-life congressional candidate, director of the Catholic Working Group, a Catholic outreach effort at the 2008 GOP convention, California Catholic state co-chair for McCain/Palin and national Catholic coalition leader for Bush/Cheney ’04.

Lisa founded OneNationUnderGod.org, a Catholic faith and politics blog that encouraged engagement in the public square by educating on the social teachings of the Church.

Lisa is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. She and her husband Mark have seven adult children and eleven grandchildren. They live on Maryland’s eastern shore.

Tanzania President Suspends U.S. Family Planning Advertising

Last week the Tanzanian government suspended family planning advertisements funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) while the program is reviewed for its population control motives.

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U.S. Redlines Humanitarian Abortion at UN

A disagreement over abortion between the Trump administration and European governments has set the stage for a showdown in the UN General Assembly this fall.

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Lawmakers Fight for Funding for Overseas Abortion Groups

Two pro-abortion Republican lawmakers and their Democrat colleagues used the foreign operations funding bill to obstruct various Trump administration pro-life advances.

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Dems Push USAID Administrator to Recoup Funds for International Abortion Groups

WASHINGTON DC, May 4 (C-Fam) Abortion proponents in the U.S. Congress, who were rattled by the Trump administration’s pro-life stand at recent UN negotiations, grilled the top U.S. aid administrator…

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Despite Big Tech Resistance U.S. House Passes Bill to Allow Prosecution of Trafficking Websites

An ever-growing outcry from lawmakers, civil society, survivors and activists prompted the passing of an anti-trafficking bill on Tuesday in the House of Representatives ending impunity for websites that participate in sexually exploiting women and girls.

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State Department Finds Overwhelming Acceptance of U.S. Abortion Funding Restrictions

A State Department report released yesterday found wide acceptance of the expanded Mexico City Policy which blocks funding for foreign groups performing or promoting abortion overseas.

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State Dept Report Finds Wide Acceptance of Expanded Mexico City Policy

The State Department released a report yesterday showing overwhelming acceptance by US grant awardees delivering healthcare to vulnerable populations. C-Fam Friday Fax will have further analysis today. The report can…

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Senators, Foundations, Columbia University Team Up Against Trump Pro-life Protections

Last week four U.S. Senators and Columbia University joined the movement to derail President Trump’s overseas pro-life protections.

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Under Pressure, Tech Giants Drop Opposition to Anti-Trafficking Bill 

A bill to protect minor girls from sex traffickers who sell them online is a step closer to becoming law after Google and other giant tech companies reversed course this week and dropped opposition.

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Democrats Use Senate Bill to Attack Trump Overseas Pro-life Protections

A U.S. Senate committee passed an amendment last week that would wipe out all of President Donald J. Trump’s pro-life protections in foreign aid.

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