Category Archives: National Right to Life

For immediate release: Friday, September 25, 2015 For more information: Tatiana Bergum, (202) 626-8825, mediarelations@nrlc.org 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 issued a statement praising Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), who announced today that he will […]

To view or download this letter in PDF, click here. RE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 2066) Dear Senator: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to cosponsor and to work for expeditious Senate approval of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 2066), introduced on […]

WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. Senate today voted to advance the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), but on a near party-line vote, a minority blocked consideration of the bill. Fifty-four (54) senators (51 Republicans and three Democrats) voted to take the bill up for debate, but 60 votes were required. The […]

U.S. House of Representatives passes Defund Planned Parenthood Act and Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed two bills strongly backed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) – one bill to extend federal legal protection to babies who are born alive during abortions, and another to […]

by Carol Tobias, President National Right to Life WASHINGTON (September 18, 2015) – The government’s fiscal year begins on October 1. A lot of news stories are being written about whether or not the government will shut down on that day because members of Congress and pro-lifers want to defund Planned Parenthood. We know that […]

September 17, 2015 RE: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36) Dear Senator: Majority Leader McConnell has indicated that on Tuesday, September 22, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36). The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation of state […]

White House: New bill to protect babies born alive during late abortions will “chill” abortion, so Obama “would veto”  WASHINGTON – Late September 16, the White House issued an astonishing announcement that President Obama “will veto” a bill that does nothing but provide protection for babies who are born alive during late abortions – because […]

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) heralded today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation to nationally ban dismemberment abortion, an abortion method that involves using steel tools to tear apart a well-developed unborn child by brute force. The Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515) was introduced in the House […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. September 15, 2015 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. 3504), introduced today by Congressman Trent Franks, when it comes before the […]

WASHINGTON –The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) today released another in their series of videos exposing the abortion industry’s world of trafficking and harvesting of baby body parts, often involving affiliates of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). This tenth video features several high-ranking executives within Planned Parenthood discussing harvesting baby parts and acknowledging […]