Category Archives: National Right to Life

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee, the federation of fifty state affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, today praised the selection of Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Gov. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.) as co-chairs of the Republican Platform Committee. “In selecting Sen. Barrasso, Rep. Foxx, and Gov. Fallin to […]

WASHINGTON – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) today signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – a bill that protects unborn children from abortions after 20 weeks fetal age, a point by which there is compelling evidence that unborn children are capable of feeling pain. South Carolina becomes the fourteenth state to enact this […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. May 24, 2016 RE: In support of H.R. 5233 (congressional oversight of the District of Columbia) Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to vote in favor of H.R. 5233, […]

WASHINGTON – Alabama late yesterday took a big step closer to becoming the fifth state to ban dismemberment abortions, as the state House of Representatives approved the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act (SB 363), 74-26. The state Senate had already passed the bill last month, 30-2. It now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley (R), who […]

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee, the federation of 50 state affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters today restated its position that, should abortion once again become illegal in the United States, penalties should be imposed against the abortionist himself, not the woman who has the abortion. The following statement may be […]

“In the end, it is obvious that the FDA’s new protocol serves only the interests of the abortion industry by expanding their base of potential customers, increasing their profit margin, and reducing the level of staff and amount of resources they have to devote to the patient.” WASHINGTON – The nation’s oldest and largest pro-life […]

WASHINGTON — The head of the nation’s largest pro-life organization, National Right to Life, said that her organization’s members will strongly support Republican senators’ decision to preserve the current U.S. Supreme Court vacancy for the next president to fill. “This is not primarily about the professional credentials of a particular nominee – it is about […]

To view or download a PDF version of this article, click here. By Carol Tobias, President, National Right to Life Committee At the U.S. Supreme Court, a vacant chair is draped in black. In filling the vacant seat, the stakes could not be higher. The vacancy should be filled by the president who is elected […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, released its third annual report examining, The State of Abortion in the United States. The report summarizes key legislative developments at the state and federal level, finds that the annual number of […]