WASHINGTON -- The Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, which advises all components of the Executive Branch on major legal issues, today issued a 38-page opinion holding that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been dead for 40 years, and that...
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Victory in Wyoming: Cynthia Lummis Wins Election to the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Pro-life Republican Cynthia Lummis Tuesday night defeated pro-abortion Democrat Merav Ben-David in the race for U.S. Senate. Cynthia Lummis was endorsed by National Right to Life. "We congratulate Cynthia Lummis for her election to the U.S. Senate," said...
U.S. Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett, 52-48; National Right to Life Expresses Gratitude to President and Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON -- The president of the nation's oldest and largest pro-life organization this evening commended President Trump and Senate Republicans for overcoming intense political attacks to successfully seat Amy Coney Barrett as an associate justice of the U.S....
Democrats Support Abortion on Demand with Taxpayer Funds in the HEROES Act 2.0
WASHINGTON — Last night’s vote of 214 to 207 on the Heroes Act 2.0 split nearly exactly along party lines with just 17 Democrats voting against it. The amendment, created by pro-abortion Democratic leadership, has the potential to funnel millions of dollars into many...
President Trump and Vice President Pence Have Made the Right to Life “A Cornerstone Issue of Their Administration”
Promises Made, Promises Kept WASHINGTON — As day two opens on the Republican National Convention, the speaker line-up will once again feature voices showing that President Trump and Vice President Pence have taken a firm stand for life which has shaped their...
#SHOCKEDFACE: NARAL Endorses Joe Biden for President
WASHINGTON— NARAL, the pro-abortion political and lobbying organization, today announced its endorsement of pro-abortion former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, for president. “We’ve had awesome and robust conversations with the campaign,”...
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Right to Life and Louisiana Right to Life Spokespersons Available for Comment on June Medical Services, LLC. v. Russo
WASHINGTON—National Right to Life (NRLC) and its Louisiana affiliate, Louisiana Right to Life (LARTL), will have representatives available leading up to and following Wednesday’s oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo. The...
U.S. House of Representatives attempts time-travel rescue of long-dead 1972 Equal Rights Amendment
But resuscitation campaign likely to encounter cool receptions in the U.S. Senate and the federal courts WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a measure that purports to reanimate the Equal Rights Amendment approved by the 92nd Congress in 1972....
National Right to Life Media Advisory: Key Vote Thursday in U.S. House on “Zombie ERA” Resolution, As Showdowns Loom in Federal Courts
Justice Ginsburg says that Virginia acted “long after the deadline passed,” ERA supporters should “start over,” suggests only fair to allow rescissions WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Thursday, February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a...
National Right to Life Media Advisory: Showdowns Loom in U.S. House and Federal Courts on Pro-Abortion Equal Rights Amendment
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a measure that purports to “remove the ratification deadline” from the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Resolution, and thereby (proponents claim) make the 1972 ERA a part of the...