Situation
In 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in
Roe v. Wade, that there was a constitutional “right” to abortion. Since that decision, more than 40 million unborn babies have been murdered. This tragic decision was the result of a deliberate strategy by groups such as the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to set a series of legal precedents which would lead to the legalization of abortion. Sadly, for those 40 million unborn children, those who showed up to fight the legal arguments of these groups were either poorly trained or severely under funded.
ContextNow more than 30 years later, the Alliance Defense Fund is reclaiming the right to life through our strategy of training, coordination, funding, and litigation. Significant God-given victories have been the result, as we strive for the day when all life is once again legally defended, protected, and affirmed.
OppositionACLU – “The ACLU was the first national organization to argue for abortion rights before the Supreme Court, and has been the principal defender of those rights since 1973.” (
http://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRightsMain.cfm)
NARAL – “As the political and grassroots arm of the pro-choice movement, NARAL Pro-Choice America is mobilizing millions of pro-choice supporters to achieve these goals.” (
http://www.naral.org/about/index.cfm)
National Organization for Women – “NOW's official priorities are… championing abortion rights….” (
http://www.now.org/history/history.html)
AlliesNational Right to Life – “The ultimate goal of the National Right to Life Committee is to restore legal protection to innocent human life.” (
http://www.nrlc.org/Missionstatement.htm)
Focus on the Family – “Women and their preborn children deserve better than abortion.” (
http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/bioethics/abortion/a0027679.cfm)
Family Research Council – “The atrocity of abortion was forced on our nation by the Supreme Court and it has been maintained by the high court as well.” (
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=CM04J14)
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