Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth Institute, announced today that the pro-life organization, Human Life International,
and an African bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, are among the supporters of the Make the Family Great Again petition posted at Life Petitions.

Father Shenan J. Bouquet, President of Human Life International, said, “As one of the original signers, I’m pleased to support this important project.
Thanks to the Commission on Unalienable Rights and the Make the Family Great Again petition, we have an opportunity to put this administration
firmly in the pro-life camp – in foreign as well as domestic policy.”

Bishop Emmanuel Badejo, Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria, stated: “I believe the petition is important for Africans because love for life, children and the family
define all Africans. Support for children, parenthood and family values give considerable balance to cultures and deeply affect people and life
in Africa.”


Dr. Morse said, “We are greatly encouraged by the international response to our petition to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the newly organized
Commission on Unalienable Rights to make families the focus of U.S. foreign policy.”

She explained: “Too often in the past, agencies like USAID have lavished huge sums on population control efforts in developing nations, while giving
embarrassingly small amounts to projects like clean water and maternal health, which is indicative of Washington’s misplaced priorities. Since
the petition is addressed to a Commission Secretary Pompeo and chaired by pro-life Harvard Law Professor and former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican,
Mary Ann Glendon, we can begin to challenge all of that.”

The petition notes that:

Therefore, it calls on the Commission on Unalienable Rights to work for recognition of:

To sign the petition to Make Families Great Again, click here.

The Ruth Institute is a global interfaith non-profit organization equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love. On April
26-27, the Institute held a Summit for Survivors of Sexual Revolution.

Dr. Morse is the author of “The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives.” https://thesexualstate.com/

Find more information on The Ruth Institute here:http://www.ruthinstitute.org/.

To schedule an interview with Dr. Morse, email media@ruthinstitute.org.