National Right to Life Committee

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR TO PARENTS:  You have no rights if your daughter is pregnant

WASHINGTON – The New Hampshire Parental Notification Bill, which was passed earlier this year by large majorities in the state's legislature was vetoed yesterday by pro-abortion Governor John Lynch. The legislation, which would have required that abortionists give written notice to at least one parent or guardian of a minor girl 48 hours prior to performing an abortion. The bill passed the New Hampshire state House of Representatives in March, 256-102; and in the state Senate May 25, 17-7. "Governor Lynch's veto says to New Hampshire's parents: if your minor daughter is pregnant, you have no rights," said Mary Spaulding Balch, J.D., National Right to Life director of state legislation. "When a minor girl is the victim of abuse by an adult male predator and becomes pregnant, that is the time she needs her parents the most. What Governor Lynch wants is to have a secret abortion performed on the minor girl and send her back to the abusive situation. This is a totally irresponsible decision which can only give comfort to pedophiles."

Alabama senate legislature sends pain-capable unborn child protection act to Governor

WASHINGTON – With less than 30 minutes before the midnight deadline, the Alabama legislature sent the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to Governor Robert Bentley’s desk for his signature.

Health Care, Not Abortion, Key to Factor in Saving Lives

GENEVA, Switzerland — Improved medical care, not abortion, is the solution to the problem of maternal deaths in the developing world, according to a new analysis of research from the World Health Organization, United Nations, The Lancet and other resources. The analysis was released today at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva by Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Global Outreach (MCCL GO) and National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund (NRLC), based in Washington, D.C. Leaders of both organizations called for a renewed emphasis on improving health care for women as the only sure means of reducing maternal mortality.

Federal Judge Denies Planned Parenthood Restraining Order in Indiana

WASHINGTON – Today, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, applauded the decision of U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt to deny a request by Planned Parenthood of Indiana for a temporary restraining order against a new Indiana law that denies state-directed funding for businesses and organizations performing abortions in the state. Judge Pratt's order allows the funding cuts passed by the Indiana legislature and signed by Governor Mitch Daniels earlier this month to immediately take effect. "Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest provider and promoter of abortion," said National Right to Life President Carol Tobias. "As Planned Parenthood's government funding increased so did the number of abortions they performed."

Brownback signs pain-capable Unborn Child Protection Act

WASHINGTON – At a signing ceremony in Topeka this afternoon, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act into law. Sponsored by state Rep. Lance Kinzer, the law passed the Kansas House of Representatives 91-30, in February. The state Senate granted approval, 24-15, in late March. The law, modeled after National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) draft language enacted by the Nebraska legislature last year, was a legislative priority for Kansans for Life, NRLC's state affiliate.

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

WASHINGTON -- Today, legislative houses in two states voted for bills that would protect pain-capable unborn children from death by abortion. This evening, the Kansas Senate, by a vote of 24-13, passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. It is expected to be signed by pro-life Governor Sam Brownback as early as this week, making Kansas the second state in the country to protect these young, pre-born children. Also today, the Idaho Senate passed similar legislation by a vote of 24-10. It now goes to the Idaho House for consideration. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the landmark law that was first enacted last year in Nebraska, protects unborn children from abortions from 20 weeks after fertilization based on documented scientific evidence demonstrating that they can feel pain.

U.S. House for Vote to Cut Federal Funds from “Bloated Abortion Mega-Marketer Planned Parenthood”

WASHINGTON (February 18, 2011) -- The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation of state right-to-life organizations, expressed strong approval that the U.S. House of Representatives today adopted, 240-185, an amendment offered by Congressman Mike Pence (R-In.) to cut off federal funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and 102 named PPFA affiliates.

National Right to Life Committee calls on Senate to vote to repeal Obama Healthcare Law

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today called on all Senators to vote to repeal the Obama Healthcare Law, and stated that it would include the vote, expected shortly, in its scorecard of key right-to-life roll calls of the 112th Congress.

National Right to Life Applauds Introduction of Two Major Bills

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation of state right-to-life organizations, applauded the introduction today, in the U.S. House of Representatives, of two major bills intended to repair and strengthen barriers to federal subsides for abortion.

Report: Abortion numbers essentially unchanged

WASHINGTON – A new report released today by the Guttmacher Institute (formerly a special research affiliate of Planned Parenthood), "Abortion Incidence and Access to Services in the United States, 2008," found that for 2008, the annual number of abortions remained essentially level with the numbers it reported for 2005 in its last published survey. The report found 1.212 million abortions in 2008, compared with 1.206 million abortions in 2005, the difference accounted for by abortions from previously uncounted abortion "providers" discovered since the 2005 survey. The total is still far below the peak of 1.6 million abortions reported for 1990.

NRLC legislative strategy conference to be held tomorrow

WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) will hold its State Legislative Strategy Conference for state right-to-life leaders on Tuesday, December 7, beginning at 10:00 am. The opening session of the conference will be open to members of the press.

Voters rebuked “pro-life” supporters of Obama Health Care Law

WASHINGTON – In an analysis solicited by a blogger for the National Catholic Reporter and posted on that paper's website yesterday, National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) Legislative Director Douglas Johnson asserts that last week's election results represent a strong repudiation of lawmakers who voted for the health care law enacted last March, and discredit the attempts of certain organizations to whitewash the pro-abortion components of that bill.