Thu Mar 10, 2022 – 10:44 am EST
ORLANDO, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — The chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), is facing fire from pro-life leaders over the event’s absence of a pro-life panel.
The annual conservative gathering, held this year in Orlando, did not have any pro-life panels at the February 24–27 event because Chairman Matt Schlapp chose to cut them out himself, according to comments he made in an interview with NTD News, an Epoch Times affiliate.
The interviewer asked why CPAC did not host a pro-life panel.
Here’s the full interview: pic.twitter.com/4fvbBVq5Hc
— Alison H.Centofante (@AlisonHowardC) March 9, 2022
“Yeah, we know, we always say every year we should have a pro-life panel, and I broke that,” Schlapp said. “I think everything is pro-life,” and that’s why he said he “did not want a pro-life panel.”
“Everything should be life affirming,” Schlapp added.
After commenting that the conference has hosted speakers who support abortion, he ended by reiterating that pro-life issues were “imbued” in the program lineup.
His comments drew criticism and a lengthy Twitter thread from Alison Centofante, a pro-life communications
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