Category: Pro-Lifers

By Right to Life UK A 21-year-old mum who delayed cancer treatment rather than have an abortion has now been given the all clear. Ellie Whittaker from Chesterfield, England, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in October 2019 while she was also 16 weeks pregnant. Ellie was told that chemotherapy to treat the cancer could harm her …

By Olivia Gans Turner, President, Virginia Society for Human Life (VSHL) For months VSHL has being alerting you to the very real threat of a “Right to Abortion Amendment” working through the General Assembly process. Well now we have learned that Virginia is not the only target state for the pro-abortion groups’ plans to create …

‘I am a faithful defender of life and I am emphatic in stating that I will not endorse in my administration the creation, registration or start-up of any organization that goes against life,’ President Alejandro Giammattei said. By Charles Robertson The president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, has repealed an agreement to allow Planned Parenthood Global to set up …

By Kim Hayes A pro-life doctor in the Detroit area has had inspiring success with Abortion Pill Rescue® and employing pro-life principles in her medical practice. While life-affirming values are not always welcome in medicine, the physicians in Dr. Catherine Stark’s thriving practice serve with these principles and also bless the community with their gifts …

Editor’s note. The following Letter to the Editor of the Tulsa World was sent earlier this month by Tony Lauinger, State Chairman of Oklahomans For Life. In “Beyond abortion” (Oct. 19), David Riggs maintained my view of “what it means to be pro-life is far too narrow.” The “pro-life” movement arose spontaneously following the Supreme …

By Kandace Landreneau, College Director Louisiana Right to Life launched our “They’re Human, Too” walk-through pro-life display at Louisiana Tech University on Nov. 5. Since then, I have traveled to Nicholls, LSU, and Loyola and plan to set up the exhibit on every college campus in Louisiana within the next year.  This exhibit has been …

By John Stonestreet with Roberto Rivera Perhaps the most helpful framework I know of in wrestling with moral issues comes from T.S. Eliot. Before we can know what to do with something, we must know what that something is for. For example, before we decide what we should do with human life (whether we should …

By Carol Tobias, President What a roller coaster these last couple of weeks have been.  And the ride isn’t over yet! Recounts and challenges to votes in the presidential race; pro-life Republicans winning several House seats so that Speaker Pelosi’s majority margin is very narrow; and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell waiting for the results …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. and Joseph Landrum Editor’s note. Our look back to what appeared in National Right to Life News Today exactly one year ago offers this first-rate overview of what the NRL Educational Trust Fund offers to students who are writing a pro-life research paper. Mark Twain once said, “The secret of …

By Laura Echevarria, NRL Press Secretary WASHINGTON – Pro-life Republican Senator Thom Tillis was declared the victor today, defeating pro-abortion former state Senator Democrat Cal Cunningham in the race for U.S. Senate. Sen. Tillis prevailed, although outspent by a margin of over 2-1. Senator Tillis was endorsed by National Right to Life. “We congratulate Senator Thom Tillis for his re-election …

By Calvin Freiburger Editor’s note. As we look back at what appeared in NRL News Today a year ago today, we look for stories that are timeless, inspirational, and educational. This story surely fits the bill on all three counts. Former abortionists and abortion supporters can awaken to the barbarism of abortion in a variety …

By Myrna Maloney Flynn, President, Massachusetts Citizens for Life (MCFL) As you plan your week, I want to let you know how our state legislators may be planning theirs. With the election behind us and time running out on the current two-year legislative session, our elected officials are lining up tasks like bowling pins, positioning …