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September 14, 2018

NIFLA Launches Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Disaster Response Program

MEDIA STATEMENT: NIFLA Launches Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Disaster Response Program In View of Recent Rise in Natural Disasters September 14, 2018 Media Contact: [email protected] [email protected], (540) 372-3930 With Hurricane Florence making landfall this morning, NIFLA president and founder Thomas Glessner, J.D., has issued the following statement: “In view of the recent rise in natural disasters across the nation, NIFLA leadership has decided to launch the NIFLA Pregnancy Center Disaster Response program. This program will incorporate […]

September 21, 2018

Victory in Hawaii: District Court Strikes Down Law Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected] Supreme Court’s pivotal free speech ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra invalidates state law HONOLULU – A federal district court struck down a Hawaii law forcing pregnancy centers and pro-life doctors to advertise for the abortion industry Thursday, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra. The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates—a nonprofit network known as NIFLA with five affiliate centers […]

October 29, 2018

Permanent End to California Law that Forced Pro-Life Centers to Advertise for Abortion

Monday, October 29, 2018 The following quotes may be attributed to the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates regarding a federal district court’s Friday order that permanently ends enforcement of AB 775 — a California law that attempted to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion and was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. Becerra: “NIFLA v. Becerra is not just about whether or not to hand out abortion […]

January 23, 2019

Office for Civil Rights Findings Support NIFLA v. Becerra SCOTUS Ruling

OCR Finds the State of California Violated Federal Law in Discriminating Against Pregnancy Centers Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Last week the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it found the state of California violated the federal conscience protection laws known as the Weldon and Coats-Snowe Amendments. These amendments prohibit states from receiving federal funds if they discriminate against any health organization on the basis that it does […]

January 24, 2019

Newly Passed Law Allows Abortion Up Until Birth: A Horrific Human Rights Violation

New York Senate has removed restrictions on late-term abortions allowing termination of fully-formed children by lethal injection. Thursday, January 24, 2019 This week New York’s so-called “Reproductive Health Act” passed with a 38-28 vote and was signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York legislators cheered after the state Senate removed restrictions on late-term abortions, allowing babies to be aborted up until the day of birth. The following statement may be attributed […]

February 26, 2019

Democrats Block Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act – also known as S.311 – which would have protected babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt. The Republican majority voted in favor of the bill, but the failure of the Democrat minority to support it caused the vote to fall short. The following statement may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates […]

March 8, 2019

NIFLA, Pro-Life Organizations Issue Supreme Court Brief for Medical and Pregnancy Center Groups Supporting Ultrasound for Women

March 8, 2019 An amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court this week by Americans United for Life in partnership with thousands of pro-life pregnancy centers affiliated with the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates as well as Care Net and Heartbeat International. In addition, the brief included thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals represented by the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Pediatricians, and the Christian […]

May 8, 2019

NIFLA: Connecticut Should Consider the Costs of Pro-Abortion Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: [email protected] NIFLA Calls on Connecticut Legislature to Vote Against House Bill 7070 The following statements may be attributed to the NIFLA leadership team: “In light of NIFLA’s landmark victory in NIFLA v. Becerra last year, this bill is clearly unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government does not have the right to target a group of people because of their sincerely held beliefs. NIFLA will do everything within its power […]

May 23, 2019

Press Release: NIFLA Celebrates Life, One Year After Landmark Supreme Court Victory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: [email protected] “The Legal Landscape has Completely Changed” May 23, 2019—VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—America’s pro-life leaders, women’s advocates and Christian voices assembled in Virginia Beach on Wednesday to celebrate the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates’ groundbreaking Supreme Court victory in NIFLA v. Becerra one year ago. “We have arrived at a pivotal moment for the pro-life movement and the culture war for the very soul of our nation. If there […]