FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2016
Contact: Mallory Quigley, [email protected], 202-223-8073
Musgrave: “Diane Black is the Abortion Lobby’s Worst Nightmare.”
Washington, D.C. – Today the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) declared victory when its endorsed candidate Representative Diane Black won her primary in Tennessee’s sixth Congressional district.
“Diane Black is the abortion lobby’s worst nightmare, heroically leading the charge in Congress to defund Planned Parenthood of our hard-earned tax dollars,” said SBA List Vice President of Government Affairs Marilyn Musgrave. “She is an unflinching, unwavering voice for the innocent unborn who has been at the center of every single pro-life battle in Congress. We are encouraged by her primary win tonight, and we urge pro-life voters in Tennessee to send Diane Black back to Congress so she can continue leading the charge to protect the unborn and strip the scandal-ridden abortion industry of their tax dollars.”
Black is a former clinical care nurse currently serving Tennessee’s sixth congressional district in Congress. She was elected to the U.S. House in 2010 and is a member of both the House Pro-life Caucus and the Pro-life Women’s Caucus. She is the chief sponsor of legislation passed by the U.S. House that defunds Planned Parenthood, and also authored the pro-life Conscience Protection Act which passed the U.S. House this month. She also currently serves on Select Investigative Panel for Infant Lives, tasked with investigating the abortion industry and their participation in the selling of baby body parts.
Susan B. Anthony List and its Political Action Committees, the SBA List Candidate Fund and Women Speak Out PAC, spent $15.25 million in the 2014 election cycle to defeat pro-abortion incumbents and elect pro-life candidates to federal and statewide office. The SBA List is dedicated to pursuing policies and electing candidates who will reduce and ultimately end abortion. To that end, the SBA List emphasizes the education, promotion, mobilization, and election of pro-life women. The SBA List is a network of more than 465,000 pro-life Americans nationwide.
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