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The '''National Right to Life Committee''' (NRLC) is the oldest [[pro-life]] organization in the United States.<ref>https://www.nrlc.org/about/history/</ref> It was founded in 1968 as the "Right to Life League" under the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB). In 1973, it was changed to the "National Right to Life Committee" and separated from the NCCB. This was intended to gain more broad support, as the organization rose to the challenge of dealing with the [[Supreme Court]] ruling that same year on ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' (which legalized abortion in all 50 states).  The organization now has over 3,000 organization chapters in all 50 states and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. In 1999, NRLC was ranked the eighth most influential lobbying group in [[Washington, D.C.]] by [[Forbes]] magazine.<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=4103</ref> The Washington, D.C. based organization publishes a monthly newsletter which is subscribed to by nearly 400,000 people. [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] praised the [[bi-partisan]] organizations work on [[abortion]], calling the group,  {{Cquote|"Fearless shepherds of the innocent and the unborn. You've been faithful stewards of our [[Declaration of Independence]]'s promise that all people have an inalienable right to life, through your witness, you have helped more of our citizens understand that the mark of [a] great ... nation is the respect that we give to every single human life."<ref>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/74419.php</ref>}}   
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The '''National Right to Life Committee''' (NRLC) is the oldest [[pro-life]] organization in the United States.<ref>https://www.nrlc.org/about/history/</ref>   The organization now has over 3,000 organization chapters in all 50 states and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. In 1999, NRLC was ranked the eighth most influential lobbying group in [[Washington, D.C.]] by [[Forbes]] magazine.<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=4103</ref> The Washington, D.C. based organization publishes a monthly newsletter which is subscribed to by nearly 400,000 people. [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] praised the [[bi-partisan]] organizations work on [[abortion]], calling the group,  {{Cquote|"Fearless shepherds of the innocent and the unborn. You've been faithful stewards of our [[Declaration of Independence]]'s promise that all people have an inalienable right to life, through your witness, you have helped more of our citizens understand that the mark of [a] great ... nation is the respect that we give to every single human life."<ref>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/74419.php</ref>}}   
    
Roughly 1000 supporters attended its annual convention in Jacksonville, Florida, in June 2011, and many [[Republican]] candidates for president addressed the crowd.<ref>http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/pro-life-activists-converge-first-coast</ref>
 
Roughly 1000 supporters attended its annual convention in Jacksonville, Florida, in June 2011, and many [[Republican]] candidates for president addressed the crowd.<ref>http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/pro-life-activists-converge-first-coast</ref>
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==History==
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It was founded in 1968 as the "Right to Life League" under the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB). In 1973, it was changed to the "National Right to Life Committee" and separated from the NCCB. This was intended to gain more broad support, as the organization rose to the challenge of dealing with the [[Supreme Court]] ruling that same year on ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' (which legalized abortion in all 50 states).  One of its founders was [[Mildred Jefferson]].
    
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