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“Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019” Could Harm Patients

Posted on December 4, 2019 by dj

A new analysis of the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3) by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) estimates that, if passed, the legislation could lead to a loss of as many as 100 new drugs in the U.S. over the next decade. “Congress should not set up price controls that will […]

National Right to Life and Pro-Life Coalition Ask President Trump to Oppose Poison-Pill Amendment

Posted on November 25, 2019 by dj

In a letter sent late last week, National Right to Life (NRLC) and several other pro-life organizations urged President Trump to tell Congress that the Shaheen amendment is a poison pill and that Congress should remove this language before final passage of any appropriations package. The Shaheen amendment was included in the Senate’s State, Foreign […]

Statement of National Right to Life Regarding the Judgment Against the Center for Medical Progress and its Co-defendants

Posted on November 16, 2019 by dj

Today, a jury awarded a judgment to Planned Parenthood in the “Baby Body Parts” trial of David Daleiden, his co-defendants and the organization he heads, The Center for Medical Progress. The jury awarded the verdict based on whether the defendants caused harm to the abortion giant. Today’s judgment for punitive damages of $870,000 against David […]

National Right to Life Says Effort to Revive 1972 E.R.A. Driven by Pro-abortion Agenda, but is Unconstitutional

Posted on November 13, 2019 by dj

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest pro-life organization today said an effort by congressional Democrats to revive the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment is an unconstitutional exercise in “political theater,” driven in part by pressure from pro-abortion activist groups. The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee today approved, on a 21-11 party-line vote, a measure (H.J. Res. […]

Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 “Equal Rights Amendment”

Posted on November 12, 2019 by National Right to Life

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 “Equal Rights Amendment” Dear Member of Congress: On November 13, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H. J. Res. 79, a measure that purports to erase, ex post facto, […]

Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 “Equal Rights Amendment”

Posted on November 12, 2019 by National Right to Life

National Right to Life Praises Introduction of Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act

Posted on October 30, 2019 by dj

Today, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act. The bill would place a federal ban on the performance of abortions solely based on a pre-natal diagnosis of Down syndrome. National Right to Life is grateful for the leadership of Senator Inhofe and Congressman Estes […]

NRLC urges opposition to H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act

Posted on October 22, 2019 by National Right to Life

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. RE: H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), representing state right-to-life organizations nationwide, urges you to oppose H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections […]

Divided Panel Blocks Ohio’s Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act

Posted on October 14, 2019 by dj

WASHINGTON –On Friday, a divided three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to block Ohio’s Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act from going into effect. If enacted, the legislation would prevent an abortionist from performing or attempting to perform an abortion based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome. “No child deserves to […]

National Right to Life Statement: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Writs of Certiorari in Louisiana Abortion Cases

Posted on October 4, 2019 by dj

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted writs of certiorari in three abortion-related cases coming out of the state of Louisiana. The Court has consolidated the cases. The Court will hear arguments on Louisiana’s 2014 Unsafe Abortion Protection Act which requires that abortionists have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion clinic. […]

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