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British Columbia Teachers for Life started about 1985 as an informal group of teachers drawn together by their attitude of respect for human life and their concern about the issue of teachers' organizations officially supporting abortion.  The original name was "British Columbia Teachers for Life."  After operating for some years with a steering committee, they organized on a more formal basis in 1990.  BCPTL has expressed its support for freedom of consciece for pro-life teachers whose dues are used to support "anti-life" policies, for parents whose rights it seees as threatened by the permission of pro-abortion counselling in the schools, and for students who are given pro-abortion messages.  BCPTL has opposed the introduction of school programs that would promote a favourable attitude towards homosexual behavior.  In March of 1998, in recognition of parent support, and in view of the fact that the organization saw itself as supporting parents' rights, the organization became "British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life." [http://www.bcptl.org/about.htm]

British Columbia Teachers for Life started about 1985 as an informal group of teachers drawn together by their attitude of respect for human life and their concern about the issue of teachers' organizations officially supporting abortion.  The original name was "British Columbia Teachers for Life."  After operating for some years with a steering committee, they organized on a more formal basis in 1990.  BCPTL has expressed its support for freedom of conscience for pro-life teachers whose dues are used to support "anti-life" policies, for parents whose rights it sees as threatened by the permission of pro-abortion counselling in the schools, and for students who are given pro-abortion messages.  BCPTL has opposed the introduction of school programs that would promote a favourable attitude towards homosexual behavior.  In March of 1998, in recognition of parent support, and in view of the fact that the organization saw itself as supporting parents' rights, the organization became "British Columbia Parents and Teachers for Life." [http://www.bcptl.org/about.htm]

The first president of BCPTL was Lila Stanford, a teacher-librarian.

The first president of BCPTL was Lila Stanford, a teacher-librarian.