Category Archives: National Right to Life

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. RE: nullify the D.C. “Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination” law Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee, the nationwide federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to vote in favor of H. J. Res. 43, a resolution introduced by Congresswoman Black to […]

WASHINGTON – Late yesterday, pro-life Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) signed into law the groundbreaking Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. The bill passed the state House of Representatives, 84-2, in February, and the state Senate, 37-4, last week. The law, which will go into effect on November 1, will prohibit dismemberment abortions in […]

WASHINGTON – The Oklahoma state Senate today passed the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (HB 1721). In February, the bill was passed overwhelmingly in the state House of Representatives. It now goes to Gov. Mary Fallin, who is expected to sign the measure. If enacted, Oklahoma will become the second state in the […]

To view or download the PDF version of this memo, click here. To: The Honorable Members of the Nevada Senate From: Douglas Johnson, Federal Legislative Director, National Right to Life Committee 202-626-8820, federallegislation@nrlc.org Re: why you should oppose Senate Joint Resolution No. 16, purporting to ratify the 1972 federal “Equal Rights Amendment” Date: April 8, 2015 […]

WASHINGTON –This morning, pro-life Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed into law the groundbreaking Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. The bill received overwhelming support in the state legislature earlier this year. In signing the bill, Governor Brownback makes Kansas the first state in the nation to enact the National Right to Life model […]

WASHINGTON – In advance of a Friday Institute of Medicine conference in Washington, DC involving policymakers in implementation of its September 2014 report that urged promotion of “advance care planning,” the Powell Center for Medical Ethics at the National Right to Life Committee is issuing a report entitled, “The Bias Against Life-Preserving Treatment in Advance […]

To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. RE: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178) Dear Senator: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of state right-to-life organizations, urges you to oppose any attempt to amend the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178) in order […]

WEST VIRGINIA BECOMES THE ELEVENTH STATE TO PROTECT PAIN-CAPABLE CHILDREN AS LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR TOMBLIN’S VETO. WASHINGTON – In a 27-5 vote, the West Virginia state Senate today joined with the state House of Delegates in voting to override Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 2568), legislation that […]

To view or download PDF version, click here March 5, 2015 RE: the “Equal Rights Amendment” and abortion Dear Member of Congress: In a “Dear Colleague” letter dated February 27, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney announced that she will soon reintroduce the proposed “Equal Rights Amendment” (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The National Right to Life Committee […]

WASHINGTON – Earlier today West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed HB 2568, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Both the state House of Delegates and the state Senate approved the bill overwhelmingly in February. This is the second time in two years that Tomblin has vetoed such legislation, citing misguided advice about its constitutionality. […]