Category Archives: National Right to Life

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. To: The Honorable Members of the Illinois House of Representatives From: Douglas D. Johnson, Senior Policy Advisor Jennifer Popik, Federal Legislative Director National Right to Life Committee (202) 626-8820, federallegislation@nrlc.org Re: why you should oppose Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment No. 4, purporting […]

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, today applauded congressional repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The repeal of the bureaucratic body created by Obamacare was included in the broader appropriations measure, which passed the U.S. House and U.S. […]

WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. Senate today voted to advance the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 2311), but on a near party-line vote, a minority blocked consideration of the bill. Fifty-one senators (forty-eight Republicans and three Democrats) voted to take the bill up for debate, but 60 votes were required. This bill […]

RE: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 2311) Dear Senator: Majority Leader McConnell has indicated that on Monday, January 29, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 2311) sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham. The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation […]

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of state right-to-life organizations, today applauded a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to extend federal legal protection to babies who are born alive during abortion. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712) passed 241-183. All Republicans voted for final passage, but only six […]

The following statement may be attributed to Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life: It is not true that National Right to Life has blocked congressional consideration of the heartbeat bill. Nor is it true to say that National Right to Life lobbied congressional leadership against the heartbeat bill. National Right to Life does […]

WASHINGTON –The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, today released The State of Abortion in the United States, 2018. In addition to summarizing key legislative developments in the states and at the federal level, the fifth annual report also analyzes data on […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. RE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712) Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712), introduced by Congressman Marsha Blackburn, when […]

RE: Cosponsorship of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192) Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee, the federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to co-sponsor the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192). This vital pro-life legislation, introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, would prohibit the performance of dismemberment abortion. H.R. 1129 […]

National Right to Life Committee April 2, 2018 What appears below is a summary of the laws of the 38 states that recognize the unlawful killing of an unborn child as homicide in at least some circumstances. The federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act, enacted April 1, 2004, covers unborn victims of federal and military crimes. If you wish to […]