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About this project

A voter-facing accountability tool measuring politicians against the equal protection standard for preborn life.

What this project is

The Equal Defense Project is a public record of where elected officials stand on the equal protection of preborn life. It exists so that voters who hold this conviction can see, for each of their representatives, what the politician has actually done: how they voted, what they sponsored, what they said, and when.

The argument this site makes is the evidence it displays. No claim is published that is not backed by a verifiable, public source. The rubric defines the standard. This site applies it.

Why it exists

No existing voter-facing resource evaluates politicians against the standard of equal protection. Pro-life scorecards grade candidates on bills that explicitly legalize abortion up to a given threshold. Voter guides label "pro-life" any candidate who carries an R next to their name. Christians who believe that the intentional killing of a preborn person is murder have had no reliable way to know which of their elected officials actually agree, and which have only used the label.

The movement that has actually advanced equal protection of preborn life, the abolition movement at the state level, has been opposed, not supported, by the largest pro-life organizations. This is a documented fact, not a partisan one. The absence of an accountability tool that names that gap, and applies a single consistent standard across parties, is what this project is built to fill.

What the project commits to

Every politician profile displays the specific evidence underlying its categorization. Every evidence item carries a date, a description, a link to the primary source, and where possible a stable archive link.

Officials with no established public record receive direct written outreach following a fixed procedure. The response, or the fact of non-response, is displayed on their profile. Corrections submitted with supporting evidence are investigated and, where warranted, applied with a visible changelog.

The three categories (Defender of Equal Protection, Opposed Equal Protection, Record Not Established) apply across parties and without exception. Party affiliation, endorsements received, and donor patterns are not evidence and do not drive categorization. See the methodology for the full procedure.

Relationship to other work

This project does not duplicate the legislative drafting, theological defense, or movement-building work of organizations already engaged in it. What was missing was the layer this project adds: a voter-facing accountability tool that connects a citizen's convictions to an elected official's verifiable record.

Where this project cites the work of others, it will do so by name. Where it differs from others, it will do so respectfully and by argument.

Independence

The Equal Defense Project is not affiliated with any political party, campaign, candidate, or movement organization. It does not accept funding from candidates, parties, or political action committees. Categorization of any politician is not for sale, is not negotiable, and is not subject to pressure from any external party.

Maintainer

The Equal Defense Project is maintained by Ken Duffy, a Reformed Christian, husband, father, and servant of Christ who loves His Word. He believes Christ reigns over every inch of creation, including the womb, and that the civil magistrate is accountable to God for the protection of every image-bearer. He writes separately on doctrine, church practice, and the reformation of the church under Christ's kingship. Editorial control of the project, including evidence review and categorization decisions, rests with the maintainer.

The technical build of this site, and portions of its drafting, were developed with the assistance of AI coding and writing tools under the maintainer's direction. Final judgment on all published content, including every categorization and every evidence item, remains his.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or inquiries from officials responding to outreach: ken@equaldefense.org.

See also: the Equal Protection Rubric and the methodology.