Category Archives: National Right to Life

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today, in Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, allowed to stand a decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals striking Indiana’s “Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban.” The bill, which originally passed the Indiana legislature in March 2016, prohibited abortion based on the unborn child’s race, […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: Opposition to the Equality Act (H.R. 5) Dear Member of Congress: The House of Representatives is expected to take up the Equality Act (H.R. 5) next week. H.R. 5 contains language that could be construed to create a right to demand abortion […]

President Trump announces final rule on conscience rights HHS rulemaking ensures enforcement of existing conscience protection statutes WASHINGTON – President Trump today announced a final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ensuring that protections of the conscience rights of health care providers are enforced. National Right to Life, the federation of state […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: Pro-life concerns with H.R. 1384 and similar “Medicare for All” proposals Dear Representative: At some point during the current Congress, the House of Representatives may vote on one or more so-called “Medicare for All” proposals. The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), […]

WASHINGTON – The Kansas Supreme Court this morning ruled that the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (SB 95) violates the state constitution’s Bill of Rights, which they argue guarantees a “right” to abortion. In 2015, Kansas became the first state in the nation to pass a ban on the dismemberment of a living […]

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: At some point during the current Congress, the House of Representatives may vote one or more measures that are intended to amend the U.S. Constitution with the language […]

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tomorrow will lead a hearing on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 160). Since 2010, National Right to Life and its state affiliates have led the effort to protect pain-capable unborn children, starting with enactment of model legislation in Nebraska. Sixteen states have enacted the […]

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee today commended Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) for their leadership in introducing the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act. This vital pro-life legislation would prohibit the performance of dismemberment abortion. The legislation is based on a model state bill proposed by National Right to Life, which […]

WASHINGTON – Led by Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) members of the U.S. House of Representatives today lined up on the House floor to begin signing a discharge petition on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the House floor. If the petition is signed by a majority of House […]

Abortion Pill Reversal protocol saves lives WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee praised Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) for his introduction late yesterday of the Second Chance at Life Act of 2019. This protective legislation, based on a model developed by National Right to Life, will require that a woman be informed that the […]