NRLC Press Releases

NRLC Press Releases

National Right to Life Criticizes Arkansas Governor for Veto of Unborn Pain Bill -- February 26, 2013

National Right to Life Mourns the Death of C. Everett Koop -- February 25, 2013

NRLC Denounces TX Bill That Would Strip Patients of Their Rights -- February 11, 2013

Roe v. Wade: 40 Years Too Many: Right-to-Life movement remains committed to helping mothers and children -- January 22.2013

Roe at 40: Dispelling the Myths

One Abortion Every 94 Seconds -- January 10, 2013

Time Magazine Story Laments Decline of Pro-Abortion Movement -- January 9, 2013

DNC, Obama, Committed to No-Limits Abortion Policy -- September 7, 2012

Barack Obama, pro-abortion extremist -- and why the news media avoid tough scrutiny of Obama's abortion history -- August 23, 2012

Mainstream news media again subjects Republican pro-life positions to hyper-scrutiny and extrapolation, while ignoring President Obama's positions on current legislation on late abortions and abortion for sex selection -- August 20, 2012

A SOLID PRO-LIFE TICKET FOR A PRO-LIFE AMERICA: National Right to Life Praises Romney-Ryan Ticket -- August 11, 2012

U.S. House Judiciary Committee votes to end D.C.'s abortion-until-birth policy, approves 20-week ban -- July 18, 2012

National Right to Life: Supreme Court Decision Means Americans Must Elect Mitt Romney and a Pro-Life Congress Committed to Repealing ObamaCare -- June 28, 2012

Right to Life Forces Win Major Victory During Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development -- June 20, 2012

Obama and 168 House Members Defend Sex-Selection Abortion -- May 31, 2012

NRLC release: Obama comes out against ban on sex-selection abortions; NRLC says Obama stands with pro-abortion groups and Hollywood donors, rather than victims -- May 31, 2012
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Obama comes out against ban on sex-selection abortions; NRLC says Obama stands with pro-abortion groups and Hollywood donors, rather than victims -- May 31, 2012

NRLC Media Alert: U.S. House to vote May 30 on sex-selection abortion ban -- NRLC urges lawmakers to stand against "escalating war on baby girls" -- May 25, 2012

White House sees "baby that has not yet been born," but tolerates abortion to birth in D.C. -- May 8, 2012 (Rebuttal to PolitiFact, May 9,2012)

National Right to Life Endorses Governor Mitt Romney -- April 12, 2012

Stabbing death reveals total lack of right to life for unborn child in the District of Columbia -- March 23, 2012

National Right to Life Applauds McDonnell for Signing Ultrasound Law -- March 7, 2012

National Right to Life Committee: Fight for conscience rights to continue in House, courts, and ballot box -- March 1, 2012

Georgia House of Representatives Votes to Protect Unborn Children Capable of Feeling Pain -- February 29, 2012

NRLC Urges Repeal of Obama Health Law's Independent Payment Advisory Board -- February 28, 2012

National Right to Life Urges Final Passage of Ultrasound Bill in Virginia -- February 23, 2012

NRLC: Obama Scam Paves Way for Future Abortion Mandate -- February 10, 2012

Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Assisted Suicide Law -- February 6, 2012

National Right to Life Responds to Komen Decision Regarding Planned Parenthood -- February 3, 2012

National Right to Life Announces Priorities for 2012 -- January 23, 2012

Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Allows Texas Sonogram Law to Go Into Effect -- January 10, 2012

National Right to Life PAC and Nebraska Right to Life PAC will oppose Sen. Ben Nelson for Re-Election -- December 14, 2011

Groundbreaking Study Finds that Many Patients in a "Vegetative State" are Misdiagnosed -- November 10, 2011

Mary Spaulding Balch, J.D. statement on the gains made in the 2011 state legislative session -- November 9, 2011

District Judge Enjoins Ultrasound Requirement in North Carolina -- October 25, 2011

NRLC applauds U.S. House approval of Protect Life Act -- October 13, 2011

U.S. House takes up Protect Life Act on Oct. 13! -- October 6, 2011

WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?'
Pro-abortion groups file suit against North Carolina "Woman's Right to Know" law -- September 29, 2011

U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR IDAHO HOLDS HEARING ON CHALLENGE OF THE PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT -- September 9, 2011

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE RESPONDS TO UNBORN PAIN STUDY -- September 9, 2011

LAW PROTECTING UNBORN CHILDREN CAPABLE OF FEELING PAIN CHALLENGED IN IDAHO; FEDERAL JUDICIAL HEARING SCHEDULED -- August 31, 2011

NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE TO ABORTION INDUSTRY: 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' -- July 28, 2011 (PDF document)

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE APPLAUDS NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VETO OVERRIDE -- July 26, 2011

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE CONGRATULATES ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT ON APPOINTMENT TO PHILADELPHIA ARCHDIOCESE -- July 19, 2011

National Right to Life Praises New Hampshire Legislature for Protecting Parents and Their Teenage Daughters -- June 23, 2011

National Right to Life Announces Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients -- June 22, 2011

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Becomes Law in Alabama -- June 16, 2011

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR TO PARENTS: You have no rights if your daughter is pregnant -- June 16, 2011

Alabama Senate Votes to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children -- June 9, 2011

JACK KEVORKIAN DEAD AT 83 -- June 3, 2011

National Right to Life Responds to Latest Guttmacher Report -- May 24, 2011

NEW ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY CONFIRMS HEALTH CARE, NOT ABORTION, KEY FACTOR IN SAVING LIVES -- May 19, 2011

FEDERAL JUDGE DENIES PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESTRAINING ORDER IN INDIANA -- May 11, 2011

U.S. House Passes No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act -- May 4, 2011

Court of Appeals Ruling Allows Federal Funding of Embryo-Killing Stem Cell Research -- April 29, 2011

Oklahoma Becomes Fourth State to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Abortion -- April 20, 2011

Idaho Becomes Third State to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children -- April 14, 2011

Brownback Signs Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act -- April 12, 2011

Carol Tobias Elected National Right to Life President -- April 11, 2011

Alabama House Votes to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children -- April 7, 2011

More States Move to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children -- April 6, 2011

Kansas, Idaho Legislatures Vote to Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children -- March 23, 2011

National Right to Life Mourns the Death of Dr. Bernard Nathanson -- February 21, 2011

NRLC commends U.S. House for vote to cut federal funds from "bloated abortion mega-marketer Planned Parenthood" -- February 18, 2011

States Move Forward with Protective Laws as Nation Observes Roe Anniversary -- January 24, 2011

NRLC Applauds Introduction of Two Major Bills To Curb Federal Funding of Abortion and Health Plans That Cover Abortion -- January 20, 2011

National Right to Life Statement on Charges Against Kermit Gosnell -- January 19, 2011

Report: Abortion Numbers Essentially Unchanged -- January 11, 2011

Carhart Move Demonstrates Need for Protective Legislation -- November 18, 2010

NRLC Analysis -- Voters Rebuked "Pro-Life" Supporters of Obama Health Care Law -- November 11, 2010

National Right to Life Sets Legislative Strategy Conference to Capitalize on State Election Victories -- November 9, 2010

Sestak Voted Against Amendment to Prevent Federal Funding of Abortion - But Now He Brazenly Misrepresents His Record -- October 22, 2010

National Right to Life Mourns the Death of Dr. Mildred F. Jefferson -- October 17, 2010

Pain Capable Unborn Children Protected in Nebraska -- October 15, 2010

NRLC commends House Republican "Pledge to America" to repeal Obama health law and permanently bar federal funds for abortion -- September 23, 2010

Misinformation Campaign in New Hampshire Senate Primary -- September 8, 2010

Proposed Constitution in Kenya Allows Abortion on Demand -- August 3, 2010

New Obama Administration abortion rule proves defects in health care law -- July 29, 2010
(To view or download the PDF version of the release, click here.)

H.H.S. Approves Pennsylvania Plan to Use Federal Funds to Subsidize Coverage of Nearly All Abortions in New "High-Risk Pool" Program -- July 13, 2010

"Donald Berwick is a one-man death panel." -- July 7, 2010

RCOG Article on Fetal Pain is a "Stunning Lack of Scholarship" -- June 25, 2010

We are Making a Difference: Pro-Life Majority Gathers in Pittsburgh -- June 24, 2010

National Right to Life Committee Urges U.S. House to Reject "Disclose Act" as "Unprincipled, Unconstitutional" Political Attack -- June 15, 2010

House Republican Leader to Speak at Right to Life Convention -- May 27, 2010

West Virginia Ultrasound Bill Becomes Law -- May 17, 2010

National Right to Life Comments on the Nomination of Elena Kagan to U.S. Supreme Court -- May 10, 2010

Oklahoma Legislature Overrides Henry Vetoes -- April 27, 2010

Georgia Bill Would Prevent Abortion Based on Race or Sex of Unborn Child -- April 23, 2010

Pro-Life State Legislative Victories Continue -- April 20, 2010

Landmark Law Passes in Nebraska -- April 13, 2010

National Right to Life PAC endorses Steve Chabot for Congress, criticizes vote of incumbent Steve Driehaus for pro-abortion health bill -- March 24, 2010

NRLC statement on abortion "deal" on health care bill -- March 21, 2010

NRLC update on the fight to defeat pro-abortion health care bill -- March 13, 2010
To view or download a copy of this update in the PDF format, click here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Obama Premium Price Controls Threaten Lives of All Americans -- February 22, 2010

Seniors' Ability to Spend Own Money on Healthcare Threatened by Obama Proposal -- February 22, 2010

Obama Proposals Would Expand Pro-Abortion Provisions in Senate Health Bill -- February 22, 2010

NRLC Responds to the Roeder Verdict -- January 29, 2010

NRLC Launches Grassroots Lobbying Effort on Health Care -- January 22, 2010

National Right to Life sends letters urging pro-life lawmakers in U.S. House to oppose six major abortion problems in Senate health bill -- January 12, 2010

National Right to Life Committee statement on new Reid abortion language -- December 19, 2009

National Right to Life letter to Senator Casey: Your "compromise" does not fix abortion problems -- December 18, 2009

Senate rejects Nelson-Hatch Amendment, 54-45! -- December 8, 2009

NRLC: Reid Bill Provisions Threaten Rationing -- November 24, 2009

NRLC to Obama and Reid: Bring on the abortion debate -- November 21, 2009

NRLC: Reid abortion language "completely unacceptable" -- November 18, 2009

MEDIA UPDATE: NRLC, media reports examine abortion issue as health care bill moves to Senate -- November 13, 2009

PolitiFact and NPR examine Stupak-Pitts amendment, Obama -- November 10, 2009

New Hampshire Committee Votes to Reject Assisted Suicide -- November 10, 2009

Obama Speaks, NRLC Responds on Stupak-Pitts Amendment -- November 9, 2009

NRLC: House rejects pro-abortion smuggling effort -- November 7, 2009

NRLC letter to U.S. House regarding H.R. 3962 as amended -- November 7, 2009
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Federal agency directly funds abortions under new Pelosi bill (H.R. 3962) -- October 29, 2009

AP cites abortion clash as NRLC warns House on public plan -- October 23, 2009

New Oklahoma Abortion-Reporting Law Designed to Help Women -- October 21, 2009

NRLC: White House press secretary's remarks show White House still engaged in smuggling operation for government funding of abortion -- October 8, 2009
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Recent Polls Show Pro-Abortion Congress Out of Step with the American Public, Turning a Deaf Ear to Public Opinion -- October 1, 2009

Death Spiral remains after party-line vote -- October 1, 2009

Press release: National Right to Life says new events in Congress further uncover pro-abortion agenda in health care bills -- September 30, 2009

Oklahoma Lawsuit Betrays Women -- September 30, 2009

Amendments Offered to Remove "Death Spiral" Musical Chair Provision from Baucus Bill -- September 23, 2009

NRLC: PolitiFact misses mark, needs better dictionary -- September 23, 2009

NRLC: Baucus bill has abortion subsidies, dangerous Medicare provisions -- September 16, 2009

National Right to Life responds to Sebelius comments on This Week with George Stephanopoulos -- September 13, 2009

National Right to Life Responds to Shooting Death of James Pouillon -- September 11, 2009

Obama Perpetuates Abortion Funding Myth in Joint Session Address -- September 9, 2009

National Right to Life Mourns the Loss of Robert Schindler, Sr. -- August 29, 2009

Obama Says "Government Funding of Abortion" is "Fabrication,"
But the White House-Backed House Bill Explicitly Authorizes It -- August 19, 2009

Technicality Takes Out Oklahoma Ultrasound Law -- August 18, 2009

New NRLC Resources on Abortion in Health Care Bills -- August 15, 2009

AP Confirms: Obama Plan Would Allow Abortion Coverage -- August 5, 2009

Meek Receives Phony Baloney Citation -- July 24, 2009

NRLC Responds to Challenge of North Dakota Heartbeat Law -- July 23, 2009

Advisory Memo regarding the New York Times Magazine article by Peter Singer about Health Care "Reform" -- July 23, 2009

NRLC release: Obama-backed health bills threaten biggest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade -- July 20, 2009

Memo from NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson to "journalists and other interested persons" regarding "sweeping pro-abortion mandates in pending 'health care reform' legislation -- July 10, 2009

National Right to Life Applauds 4th Circuit Ruling -- June 25, 2009

Anti-Rationing Amendment to Health Care Bill Defeated 12-10 in Senate Committee -- June 22, 2009

As Congress Begins Health Care Debate in Washington, NRLC Proposes Affordable Alternative -- June 19, 2009

Pro-Lifers Gather to Stop the Abortion Agenda -- June 18, 2009

National Right to Life Condemns the Killing of Dr. George Tiller -- May 31, 2009

Nebraska Breaks New Ground with Ultrasound Bill -- May 29, 2009

National Right to Life Responds to Sotomayor Nomination -- May 26, 2009

Sex-Selection Abortions Banned in Oklahoma -- May 21, 2009

Obama budget recommends tax-funded abortion in nation's capital -- May 7, 2009

NRLC responds to new NIH guidelines on human embryonic research -- April 17, 2009

National Right to Life Calls on Notre Dame to Rescind Obama Invitation -- March 23, 2009

Obama opens door to human embryo farms -- March 9, 2009

Sebelius Nomination Continues Obama Abortion Agenda � March 3, 2009

Repeal of Conscience Protection Regulation is Next Step in Enactment of Expansive Obama Abortion Agenda -- February 27, 2009

Obama Abortion Agenda Launched Today with Order Promoting Abortion in US Population-Control Program � January 23, 2009

Roe v. Wade: 36 Years of Death and Destruction Pro-Lifers Prepare to Battle Pro-Abortion Agenda -- January 22, 2009

National Right to Life Praises Palin -- August 29, 2008

GOP Platform Embraces Life, NRLC Calls Platform �Strongest Ever� -- August 27, 2008

The Democratic Party�s Extreme Allegiance to Abortion -- August 25, 2008

Oklahoma Enacts Strongest Ultrasound Bill Yet -- April 17, 2008

SOUTH DAKOTA MAKES 12
Governor Rounds signs ultrasound bill -- March 14, 2008

CALLOUS IN CLEVELAND:
Obama debate comments on Schiavo send dangerous message to disabled community -- February 27, 2008

NRLC Praises President Bush's Pro-Life Policies in State of the Union Address -- January 28, 2008
Read what the President said here.

NRLC Looks at 35 Years of Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade: 35 Years of Death and Destruction -- January 22, 2008

Statement by Wanda Franz, Ph.D., NRLC President
(PDF document)

Statement by Raimundo Rojas, NRLC Hispanic Outreach Director (PDF document)

Statement by Amanda McClone, National Teens for Life Advisory Board (PDF document)

NEW REPORT: ABORTION NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DECLINE
National Right to Life Cites Pro-Life Education, Legislation as Key -- January 17, 2008

NRL Mourns the Death of Former Congressman Henry J. Hyde -- November 29, 2007
"Truly one of the great statesmen of our time."

As Schindler Family is Honored, Country is Reminded of Danger of Withdrawal of Medical Treatment
National Right to Life Asks: Will Your Advance Directive Be Followed? -- October 3, 2007