Wendy Wright, Author at C-Fam

Wendy Wright

Wendy Wright worked with C-Fam as Vice President until June 2016. Ms. Wright was named among “The 100 Most Powerful Women of Washington” in 2006 by Washingtonian magazine, and one of the “Top 10 People of 2010″ by Inside the Vatican magazine. A veteran pro-life advocate, public speaker and former president of Concerned Women for America, she has met with heads of state, advised international and congressional leaders, testified in Congress and state legislatures and trained non-governmental organizations and advocates. Her activism influenced landmark rulings on freedom of speech in the U.S. Supreme Court and several U.S. state courts.

Ms. Wright has appeared, been quoted or published in every major news outlet, including FOXNews, CNN, PBS, BBC, NPR, The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal and Constitution,World magazine, Christianity Today, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and NBC.

Cooler heads prevailed on Disabilities Treaty

The Hill, a newspaper for people who work on U.S. federal legislation, ran Dr. Susan Yoshihara’s op ed today on the defeat of the vote on the UN Disability treaty….

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December 5, 2012

U.S. Senate to Vote on Disability Treaty

UPDATE: The Senate rejected ratification of the Disability Treaty. Senators objected that it could create a right to abortion, infringe on sovereignty and interfere with parents’ ability to home-school disabled…

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December 4, 2012

European Parliament Approves Catholic Nominee

The Friday Fax reported last week on the nomination of Tonio Borg to be European Health Commissioner and the campaign by pro-abortion and pro-homosexual activists to disqualify him, a fully…

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November 21, 2012

WHO Prescribes Unsafe Abortion for Poor Women

A new manual by the World Health Organization (WHO) on how to do abortions is facing criticism for advocating substandard medical care and a ban on all limits to abortion….

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November 16, 2012

UNFPA’s Crass Debasement of “Human Rights”

Parroting UNFPA’s talking point, news stories on the UN’s family planning agency’s annual report focus on the claim that contraception is a human right. The media seem unconcerned that UNFPA…

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November 15, 2012

Conscience Rights in 15 Seconds

How would you explain the right to follow one’s conscience? It’s become a huge issue in the U.S. with the Obama administration requiring employers to pay for insurance that covers…

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October 25, 2012

“Sovereignty or Submission” Wins ISI Award

Our hearty congratulations to John Fonte. The Hudson Institute scholar’s latest book, “Sovereignty or Submission: Will Americans Rule Themselves or be Ruled by Others?” has been awarded Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s…

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October 18, 2012

Will UN Disability Treaty Burden Abortion Clinics?

They didn’t see that coming. Planned Parenthood’s support of the UN Disability treaty has put the abortion group in an awkward position. In the abortion group’s zeal to support the…

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October 12, 2012

Morocco Blocks Abortion Boat; Dutch Tell Staff Can’t Do Abortions

The Dutch Health Ministry announced that the staff on Women on Waves’ abortion boat, which flies a Dutch flag, could not commit abortions in international waters because it failed to…

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October 4, 2012

Post-Family Planning Summit: Pressure Governments Despite What Women Want

Now that the London Family Planning Summit is a memory and world leaders have gone home, what comes next? Melinda Gates is keeping the spotlight on her priority of encouraging…

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October 2, 2012