Breakthrough pro-life laws approaching critical stage

In the past week we’ve seen overwhelming votes in state legislatures to: 1) ban abortions when an unborn baby is developed enough to feel pain; and 2) ban dismemberment abortions. It’s tragic the Supreme Court won’t let us pass laws that protect the lives of everyunborn baby.  But that’s the reality in 2015.  So we’re passing laws that willsave … Read more

National Right to Life Mourns the Death of Dr. John C. Willke

Dr. Willke at work in his office at National Right to Life headquarters, ca. 1982. WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, joins with pro-lifers across the country and around the world in mourning the death of former National Right to Life President Dr. John C. … Read more

Elected Officials Who Betray Unborn Babies Have to Go

  Last week, a small handful of congresswomen and men did something absolutely unconscionable. These lawmakers claim to be “pro-life,” and they were elected to Congress in part because they promised their constituents they would support laws to save the lives of unborn babies. But despite their solemn promises to their pro-life constituents and more … Read more

The Pro-Abortion Movement’s War on Women

  By Carol Tobias, President, NRLC Editor’s note. The following remarks were delivered by our President at the NRLC Convention’s Saturday morning political rally titled “Challenging the Nation to Respect Life.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) were among the distinguished speakers who joined Mrs. Tobias, … Read more

“THE STATE OF ABORTION IN THE UNITED STATES”: National Right to Life releases new report examining the current status of abortion in the United States

  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, issued a new report, “The State of Abortion in America.” The report summarizes key legislative developments at the state and federal levels, finds that the annual number of abortions continues to … Read more

Is “Siri” Pro-Life?

By Dave Andrusko National Right to Life News Today This falls under the “so you think you’ve heard everything” category.  Pro-abortion bloggers went nuclear yesterday, hammering Apple on the grounds that its new app, Siri, is “pro-life.” Since this whole situation may be changed by tomorrow (although hopefully not), let’s talk a little bit about … Read more