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Janet Porter

Janet L. Folger Porter (born October 13, 1962)[1] is an American anti-abortion activist and author.

Janet Folger Porter
Born
Janet L. Folger

(1962-10-13) October 13, 1962 (age 61)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationRadio personality
Known forAnti-abortion activist
Supporting six-week abortion bans
Spouse
David Porter
(m. 2008)

Biography edit

Porter founded the conservative Christian ministry Faith2Action in 2003 and the Facebook-like social website ReaganBook (defunct by August 2014).[2] Porter is most known for promoting the anti-abortion movement and anti-LGBT activism.[3] In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center designated Faith2Action as a hate group for its anti-LGBT stance.[4] Janet Porter believes homosexuality is a choice. She stated gay marriage caused Noah’s floods and was significant in developing a 1990s gay conversion campaign. The Guardian wrote, "The 1998 campaign claimed "former homosexuals" could convert to heterosexuality after attending 'ex-gay ministries.' Porter called it Truth in Love.' Recognizing the harm such programs can cause, gay conversion therapy was made illegal in many states, including parts of Florida and Ohio."[5]

In 2017, she served as a spokesperson for Roy Moore in his campaign for the United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017, drawing media attention for repeatedly refusing to answer direct questions about the candidate's publicly stated beliefs.[6][7]

From 1997 to 2002, she was the National Director of the Center for Reclaiming America and an Ohio Right to Life legislative director. Porter has also worked on campaigns supporting George W. Bush for president and Mike Huckabee for president.

Anti-abortion activism edit

Porter's efforts supporting the passing of six-week abortion bans (called "heartbeat bills" by their proponents) in American state legislatures has led to her being described as "in many ways the godmother of the heartbeat movement." Prior to founding Faith2Action in 2003, she was the legislative director for Ohio Right to Life from 1988 to 1997.[8][9] At Ohio Right to Life, she helped lobby for the first partial-birth abortion ban in the United States, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court in Gonzales v. Carhart. She then served as the national director of the Center for Reclaiming America from September 1997 to 2002. She has said that she joined the Center because she wanted to focus on more issues than just abortion. There she led a campaign promoting the idea that homosexuality is an individual choice.[10]

The original Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" (House Bill 493) was authored by Porter, who introduced its first version in Ohio in 2011, and advocated for its passage; former Governor John Kasich vetoed it twice, prior to it passing in 2019.[11] In 2011, she played "testimony" from a fetus in legislative hearings on the bill, by projecting an ultrasound image onto a screen and showing it to legislators.[12]

Passed by legislatures in four states, and introduced in 11 more, Porter’s bill was supported by conservatives seeking to mount a challenge to Roe v. Wade.[13]

Faith2Action radio show edit

Porter previously hosted a radio show, also called Faith2Action, before it was cancelled in 2010. VCY America, the show's parent company, said it cancelled the show because Porter had expressed views too similar to dominion theology. The following week, she posted a blog post denying that she supported dominion theology.[14]

Political candidacy edit

In 2016, Porter ran unsuccessfully against Larry Obhof in the Republican primary for the Ohio Senate's 22nd district. During her candidacy, she criticized Republican opponents for not supporting six-week abortion bans.[15][16] Her campaign for Obhof's senate seat was supported by Mike Huckabee. In a February 2016 video, Huckabee announced that he was supporting Porter because she would fight "for faith, family, and freedom."[17] In 2022, Porter ran for the Republican nomination in Ohio's 13th congressional district, ultimately finishing third in the May 3 primary, behind winner Madison Gesiotto and runner-up Gregory Wheeler.[18]

Website to decertify 2020 presidential election edit

Porter is one of the principals behind a website that encourages citizens to send postcards to five key states to “decertify fraud” in the 2020 presidential election and charges up to $100 to do so. Those five states—Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, were won by Joe Biden in the election. There is no legal process to do such decertification, and the non-partisan fact-checking website PolitiFact rated the claims to the contrary "Pants on Fire." A Facebook post by Porter promoting the website was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.[19]

Author edit

Porter is the author of several books published by Random House, including True to Life and The Criminalization of Christianity.[20]

She has authored a column for WorldNetDaily since 2007, in which she has promoted conspiracy theories about Barack Obama, including that he is not a U.S. citizen.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ . flvoters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. ^ Lecher, Colin (2014-07-31). "The swift death of ReaganBook, the Facebook for patriots". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. ^ Doerer, Kristen (2021-09-13). "Texas abortion bill inspired by radical Christianist activist Janet Porter". Flux. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. ^ "In 2018, 36 hate groups were tracked in Ohio". Southern Poverty Law Center.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. ^ The anti-gay extremist behind America's fiercely strict abortion bans The Guardian
  6. ^ Balmert, Jessie (2017-12-06). "Roy Moore's new spokeswoman: An Ohioan with roots in state's abortion fights". cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  7. ^ Cilizza, Chris (2017-12-05). "Roy Moore's 'non-accusers' and 15 other outrageous quotes on the Alabama Senate race". cnn.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  8. ^ Cottle, Michelle (2013-07-07). "Janet Folger Porter, Abortion Warrior, on Her Heartbeat Crusade". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  9. ^ . www.ambassadorspeakers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  10. ^ Smyth, Julie Carr (2011-09-17). "Anti-abortion activist center stage in Ohio fight". The News-Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  11. ^ Ingles, Jo (2019-04-18). "Driving Force Behind Heartbeat Bill Left Out Of Bill Signing Celebration". The Columbus Dispatch. The Statehouse News Bureau.
  12. ^ Thomson-DeVeaux, Amelia (2014-04-15). "The Abortion Restriction That's Too Extreme for Most Pro-Lifers". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. ^ Glenza, Jessica (2019-04-25). "The anti-gay extremist behind America's fiercely strict abortion bans". The Guardian.
  14. ^ a b Liss-Schultz, Nina (2016-12-09). "The mastermind behind Ohio's new "heartbeat" abortion bill is too extreme for Christian talk radio". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  15. ^ Higgs, Robert (2016-01-20). "Mike Dovilla gets nod from Ohio Right to Life in 3-way Senate primary". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  16. ^ "Statewide results for Ohio primary election March 15, 2016". cleveland.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  17. ^ "Mike Huckabee backs anti-abortion activist Janet Folger Porter from Hinckley in Ohio Senate race". www.ohio.com. Associated Press. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  18. ^ Ashworth, Alan (2022-05-04). "Lawyer wins close primary race to win GOP District 13 nod, will face Akron's Emilia Sykes". Akron Beacon-Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  19. ^ Sherman, Amy. “No, sending postcards to states will not lead to decertification of 2020 ballots”, Politfact, August 16, 2022, Retrieved August 17, 2022
  20. ^ Author: Janet Folger; Amazon.com. Accessed 20 May 2019.

External links edit

  • Faith2Action website

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Not to be confused with Janet Street Porter an English broadcaster Janet L Folger Porter born October 13 1962 1 is an American anti abortion activist and author Janet Folger PorterBornJanet L Folger 1962 10 13 October 13 1962 age 61 NationalityAmericanOccupationRadio personalityKnown forAnti abortion activistSupporting six week abortion bansSpouseDavid Porter m 2008 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Anti abortion activism 3 Faith2Action radio show 4 Political candidacy 5 Website to decertify 2020 presidential election 6 Author 7 References 8 External linksBiography editPorter founded the conservative Christian ministry Faith2Action in 2003 and the Facebook like social website ReaganBook defunct by August 2014 2 Porter is most known for promoting the anti abortion movement and anti LGBT activism 3 In 2018 the Southern Poverty Law Center designated Faith2Action as a hate group for its anti LGBT stance 4 Janet Porter believes homosexuality is a choice She stated gay marriage caused Noah s floods and was significant in developing a 1990s gay conversion campaign The Guardian wrote The 1998 campaign claimed former homosexuals could convert to heterosexuality after attending ex gay ministries Porter called it Truth in Love Recognizing the harm such programs can cause gay conversion therapy was made illegal in many states including parts of Florida and Ohio 5 In 2017 she served as a spokesperson for Roy Moore in his campaign for the United States Senate special election in Alabama 2017 drawing media attention for repeatedly refusing to answer direct questions about the candidate s publicly stated beliefs 6 7 From 1997 to 2002 she was the National Director of the Center for Reclaiming America and an Ohio Right to Life legislative director Porter has also worked on campaigns supporting George W Bush for president and Mike Huckabee for president Anti abortion activism editPorter s efforts supporting the passing of six week abortion bans called heartbeat bills by their proponents in American state legislatures has led to her being described as in many ways the godmother of the heartbeat movement Prior to founding Faith2Action in 2003 she was the legislative director for Ohio Right to Life from 1988 to 1997 8 9 At Ohio Right to Life she helped lobby for the first partial birth abortion ban in the United States which was later upheld by the Supreme Court in Gonzales v Carhart She then served as the national director of the Center for Reclaiming America from September 1997 to 2002 She has said that she joined the Center because she wanted to focus on more issues than just abortion There she led a campaign promoting the idea that homosexuality is an individual choice 10 The original Ohio Heartbeat Bill House Bill 493 was authored by Porter who introduced its first version in Ohio in 2011 and advocated for its passage former Governor John Kasich vetoed it twice prior to it passing in 2019 11 In 2011 she played testimony from a fetus in legislative hearings on the bill by projecting an ultrasound image onto a screen and showing it to legislators 12 Passed by legislatures in four states and introduced in 11 more Porter s bill was supported by conservatives seeking to mount a challenge to Roe v Wade 13 Faith2Action radio show editPorter previously hosted a radio show also called Faith2Action before it was cancelled in 2010 VCY America the show s parent company said it cancelled the show because Porter had expressed views too similar to dominion theology The following week she posted a blog post denying that she supported dominion theology 14 Political candidacy editIn 2016 Porter ran unsuccessfully against Larry Obhof in the Republican primary for the Ohio Senate s 22nd district During her candidacy she criticized Republican opponents for not supporting six week abortion bans 15 16 Her campaign for Obhof s senate seat was supported by Mike Huckabee In a February 2016 video Huckabee announced that he was supporting Porter because she would fight for faith family and freedom 17 In 2022 Porter ran for the Republican nomination in Ohio s 13th congressional district ultimately finishing third in the May 3 primary behind winner Madison Gesiotto and runner up Gregory Wheeler 18 Website to decertify 2020 presidential election editPorter is one of the principals behind a website that encourages citizens to send postcards to five key states to decertify fraud in the 2020 presidential election and charges up to 100 to do so Those five states Arizona Georgia Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Michigan were won by Joe Biden in the election There is no legal process to do such decertification and the non partisan fact checking website PolitiFact rated the claims to the contrary Pants on Fire A Facebook post by Porter promoting the website was flagged as part of Facebook s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed 19 Author editPorter is the author of several books published by Random House including True to Life and The Criminalization of Christianity 20 She has authored a column for WorldNetDaily since 2007 in which she has promoted conspiracy theories about Barack Obama including that he is not a U S citizen 14 References edit Janet L Folger Porter flvoters com Archived from the original on 2017 08 21 Retrieved 2017 08 21 Lecher Colin 2014 07 31 The swift death of ReaganBook the Facebook for patriots The Verge Retrieved 2017 08 20 Doerer Kristen 2021 09 13 Texas abortion bill inspired by radical Christianist activist Janet Porter Flux Retrieved 2021 09 13 In 2018 36 hate groups were tracked in Ohio Southern Poverty Law Center com Retrieved 2019 05 20 The anti gay extremist behind America s fiercely strict abortion bans The Guardian Balmert Jessie 2017 12 06 Roy Moore s new spokeswoman An Ohioan with roots in state s abortion fights cincinnati com Retrieved 2017 12 06 Cilizza Chris 2017 12 05 Roy Moore s non accusers and 15 other outrageous quotes on the Alabama Senate race cnn com Retrieved 2017 12 06 Cottle Michelle 2013 07 07 Janet Folger Porter Abortion Warrior on Her Heartbeat Crusade The Daily Beast Retrieved 2017 08 20 Janet Folger Porter www ambassadorspeakers com Archived from the original on 2017 08 21 Retrieved 2017 08 20 Smyth Julie Carr 2011 09 17 Anti abortion activist center stage in Ohio fight The News Herald Retrieved 2017 08 21 Ingles Jo 2019 04 18 Driving Force Behind Heartbeat Bill Left Out Of Bill Signing Celebration The Columbus Dispatch The Statehouse News Bureau Thomson DeVeaux Amelia 2014 04 15 The Abortion Restriction That s Too Extreme for Most Pro Lifers The American Prospect Retrieved 2020 07 29 Glenza Jessica 2019 04 25 The anti gay extremist behind America s fiercely strict abortion bans The Guardian a b Liss Schultz Nina 2016 12 09 The mastermind behind Ohio s new heartbeat abortion bill is too extreme for Christian talk radio Mother Jones Retrieved 2017 08 20 Higgs Robert 2016 01 20 Mike Dovilla gets nod from Ohio Right to Life in 3 way Senate primary cleveland com Retrieved 2017 08 20 Statewide results for Ohio primary election March 15 2016 cleveland com 16 March 2016 Retrieved 2017 08 20 Mike Huckabee backs anti abortion activist Janet Folger Porter from Hinckley in Ohio Senate race www ohio com Associated Press 2016 02 17 Retrieved 2017 08 21 Ashworth Alan 2022 05 04 Lawyer wins close primary race to win GOP District 13 nod will face Akron s Emilia Sykes Akron Beacon Journal Retrieved 2022 05 05 Sherman Amy No sending postcards to states will not lead to decertification of 2020 ballots Politfact August 16 2022 Retrieved August 17 2022 Author Janet Folger Amazon com Accessed 20 May 2019 External links editFaith2Action website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janet Porter amp oldid 1209342127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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