Janet Porter
Janet L. Folger Porter (born October 13, 1962) is an American pro-life activist and author. Biography. Porter founded the now defunct website "ReaganBook" and, in 2003, the conservative Christian ministry Faith2Action. Porter is most known promoting the pro-life movement and the protection of fetuses in the womb. She also is an outspoken conservative Christian. In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Centre designated Faith2Action as a hate group for its anti-LGBT stance. 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 is now illegal in many states, including in parts of Florida and Ohio." 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. She was the National Director for the Center for Reclaiming America, during  1997 to 2002, and an Ohio Right to Life legislative director. Porter has also worked for campaigns supporting George W. Bush for president; Mike Huckabee for president; Mandate to Save America; the Birther Movement; and Risk Factors. Pro-life activism. Porter's efforts supporting the passing of fetal heartbeat bills 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 for 1988 to 1997. 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. At the Center, she led a campaign promoting the idea that homosexuality is an individual choice. The original Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" (House Bill 493) was authored by Porter, who launched the first version of it in Ohio in 2011, and advocated for  its passing; former Governor John Kasich then vetoed it twice, prior to its passing in 2019. 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. Introduced in 11 states, and passed by legislatures in four more, Porter’s bill is supported by conservatives seeking to mount a challenge to Roe v Wade. Faith2Action radio show. 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. Political candidacy. 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 her heartbeat abortion bills. 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 for freedom." Author. Porter is the author of several  books published by Random House, including "True to Life" and "The Criminalization of Christianity". 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.