WASHINGTON – In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Trump drew the nation’s attention to the extremism of the pro-abortion agenda and the need to protect the nation’s unborn children and their mothers by passing legislation like the Pain-Capable Unborn...
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National Right to Life Praises Sen. Sasse’s Call for Action on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today praised Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) for taking to the Senate floor to call for passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 130). If enacted, the bill would extend federal legal protection...

National Right to Life Releases 6th Annual State of Abortion Report
WASHINGTON –The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today released The State of Abortion in the United States, 2019. In addition to summarizing key legislative developments in the states and at the federal level, the sixth annual report also analyzes data on the...
National Right to Life Praises Introduction of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in U.S. House
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) praised today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus. Since 2010, National...
Pro-Abortion Democrats Block Effort to Enact Permanent, Government-Wide Hyde Amendment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today held a vote to advance the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S. 109), but on a near party-line vote, a minority of pro-abortion Democrats blocked consideration of the bill. Forty-eight senators voted to take the bill up for...
National Right to Life praises introduction of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) praised today’s introduction in the U.S. Senate of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 160) by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Since 2010, National Right to Life and its state affiliates have led the...
National Right to Life applauds congressional bright line on existing pro-life policies
WASHINGTON – In an effort led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), today 169 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 49 members of the U.S. Senate sent the President letters urging him to veto bills that weaken existing pro-life...
National Right to Life Praises Blackburn Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee praised yesterday's introduction by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) of legislation to exclude abortion providers, including the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), from...
National Right to Life Praises Federal Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) praised today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation to defund abortion providers, including the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)....