Today’s Ruling Overturns High Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade Decision

WASHINGTON — The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturning its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Today’s decision returns the abortion issue to Congress and the state legislatures.

“This is a great day for preborn children and their mothers. The Court has correctly decided that a right to abortion is not in the constitution, thereby allowing the people, through their elected representatives, to have a voice in this very important decision,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life (NRLC).

In the majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, the High Court noted:

Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.

The decision was due to the justices who chose the Constitution over political pressure and who rightly concluded that there was nothing in the Constitution that would prevent the people’s elected representatives in the states from protecting the lives of unborn children. National Right to Life is deeply grateful for the work of millions of pro-life citizens—the 3,000 chapters and 51 affiliates of National Right to Life who have carried the pro-life message into every nook, cranny and corner of America for decades.

National Right to Life will have a more thorough analysis of the decision available later today. 

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON— National Right to Life announced its endorsement of Michelle Fischbach for re-election to the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota’s 7^th Congressional District.

“National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Michelle Fischbach for re-election to Congress,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “As a mother, lifelong pro-life advocate, and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, Michelle Fischbach has demonstrated outstanding leadership on behalf of unborn children and their mothers.

Congresswoman Fischbach helped to lead the charge in Congress for numerous pro-life protections for unborn babies and their mothers.

Congresswoman Fischbach opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortion. She voted to preserve the longstanding Hyde Amendment, which bars federal tax dollars from being used for abortions in many federal programs. The Hyde Amendment has saved an estimated 2.5 million lives since its passage in 1976.

Congresswoman Fischbach voted against the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, which really should be called the “Abortion Without Limits Until Birth Act” because it would enshrine abortion in federal law and policies, and it would tear down pro-life protections on the state level including parental involvement and informed consent laws.

“Michelle Fischbach is a fearless champion for life. She is deeply committed to building a culture of life in Washington D.C. and across the nation,” said Tobias. “We look forward to continuing to work with Congresswoman Fischbach to advance vital pro-life policies.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON— National Right to Life announced its endorsement of Mayra Flores in the June 14^th special election for Texas’s 34^th Congressional seat.  

“National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Mayra Flores for election to Congress,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “A victory for Mayra Flores brings the pro-life movement one step closer to ousting pro-abortion Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.”

Mayra Flores supports pro-life protections to safeguard the lives of unborn babies and their mothers.

Mayra Flores opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortion or to fund abortion providers. She supports the longstanding Hyde Amendment, which bars federal tax dollars from being used for abortions in many federal programs. The Hyde Amendment has saved an estimated 2.5 million lives since its passage in 1976.

Mayra Flores opposes the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, which really should be called the “Abortion Without Limits Until Birth Act” because it would enshrine abortion in federal law and policies, and it would tear down pro-life protections on the state level including parental involvement and informed consent laws.

“House Democrats are relentlessly pursuing an extreme abortion agenda, which would expand abortion on demand for any reason and use our tax dollars to pay for it. Mayra Flores will stand strong against this agenda and fight for commonsense protections for unborn children and their mothers,” said Tobias. “We look forward to working with Mayra Flores to build a culture of life in Washington D.C. and across the nation.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.