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MEDIA ADVISORY: National Right to Life to Participate in Capitol Hill Press Conference Calling for Permanent End to Taxpayer Funding of the Abortion Industry

Jul 15, 2026 | 2026 Press Releases, Press Releases, Press Room

WASHINGTON — National Right to Life will participate in a coalition press conference on Thursday, July 16, urging Congress to permanently end taxpayer funding for the abortion industry.

National Right to Life Federal Government Liaison Madison LaClare will join Members of Congress and leaders from national pro-life organizations to discuss the need for Congress to enact permanent protections ensuring that taxpayer dollars are not used to subsidize abortion providers.

WHAT:

Coalition Press Conference Calling for Permanent End to Taxpayer Funding of the Abortion Industry

WHERE:

Capitol Demonstration Area 11
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Washington, D.C.

WHEN:

Thursday, July 16, 2026
10:00 a.m. EDT

WHO:

    • Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
    • Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.)
    • Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.)
    • Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.)
    • Representatives from Pro-Life Organizations

Media interested in covering the event are encouraged to arrive early. National Right to Life representatives, Madison LaClare and Communications Director Laura Echevarria, will be available for interviews before and after the press conference.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.