2009 National Right to Life
Pro-Life Essay Contest

Senior Essay Contest – Grades 10 – 12
Junior Essay Contest – Grades 7 – 9

First Prize - $200
Second Prize - $150
Third Prize - $100
(Prizes awarded in each level)

Essays should answer the question:

How has the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision
legalizing abortion on demand impacted your generation?"

Please follow these guidelines.

1. Essays should be submitted between December 22^th 2008 and January 23^rd, 2009.

2. Essays may be submitted to:   Michelle Fischbach, 416 Burr Street, Paynesville, MN 56362

3. Essays must be doubled spaced and pages numbered.

4. Essays shall be 300 – 500 words in length.

5. If typed, use no smaller than 12 pt font.

6. Use a cover sheet that includes; full name, full address, phone number, grade level, student date of birth, parent's name and word count.

7. By submitting an entry the contestant and parent agree:

A. to allow National Right to Life to reprint the winning essay and,

B. that the essay is original, but not copyrighted and,

C. that the essay has not been submitted to any other contest.

8. Cite any sources used.

9. Please mail the essays, electronic submissions will only be accepted in special circumstances.

Essays will be read and judged on originality, content, and accuracy.  Each judge will rank essays #1 – #5.  Essays ranked number 1, in a randomly selected group, will move to the second round.  Essays may be grouped by region (West, Midwestern, Southern, and East) depending on the number of entries.

For more information please email Michelle Fischbach at michellelfischbach@yahoo.com, or visit the NRLC website at www.nrlc.org, under "Special Event."

Essays may be submitted to:
Michelle Fischbach, 416 Burr St., Paynesville, MN 56362.