| − | The''' National Right to Life Committee''' (NRLC) is the largest [[pro-life]] grassroots organization in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=4103</ref> In 1973 the Committee was founded in response to the 1973 [[Supreme Court]] ruling, ''[[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>}} | + | The''' National Right to Life Committee''' (NRLC) is an older [[pro-life]] organization that increasingly aligns itself with politicians who have [[pro-choice]] or pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] records, such as [[Mitt Romney]] and (in [[Nebraska]]) [[Jon Bruning]]. In 1973 the Committee was founded in response to the 1973 [[Supreme Court]] ruling, ''[[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>}} |
| | 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> |