abortion

April 28, 2020

Thomas Glessner in Townhall: “Americans Working Together Save Lives During COVID-19”

“All medical services are provided under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician. In regard to the provision of ultrasound, they abide by national medical guidelines issued by the American Institute in Ultrasound Medicine (AIUM). In addition to the supervising medical physician, the medical staff at many of these clinics also includes Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, sonographers and Physician Assistants. Most of these professionals provide their services on a volunteer basis. Such medical services […]
April 29, 2020

NIFLA on FoxNews.com: “Anti-abortion Pregnancy Centers Adapt to New Challenges, Face Increased Demand During Pandemic”

“Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are working to adapt during the fight against COVID-19 as social distancing restrictions are limiting access to health services and narrowing the window of time to receive them. That pressure has made unintended pregnancies more nerve-racking. “An unintended pregnancy is stressful anyway — you add a pandemic and economic collapse onto that, and it’s even worse for them,” said Leslie Salazar-Carrillo, CEO of Pathway Health Clinic in San Diego, California. The National Institute of Family and Life […]
May 22, 2020

NIFLA President Thomas Glessner in CBN News: “27 Senators Want Answers: How Did ‘Cash-Rich Abortion Giant’ Snag Small Business Aid?”

“National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President Thomas Glessner said Planned Parenthood is the last thing American taxpayers should have to fund.  ‘Over the past few months, abortion industry advocates have repeatedly harassed nonprofit pregnancy centers about whether or not they have the right to apply for COVID-19 government relief programs. Planned Parenthood also refused to cease abortion operations during the pandemic and continued to provide death-on-demand procedures that end the lives of innocent children […]
June 24, 2020

NIFLA Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order Strengthening Child-Welfare Programs Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2020 Media Contact: [email protected] The following quote may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President Thomas Glessner regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at strengthening child-welfare programs nationwide: “NIFLA envisions an America where all human life — born and unborn, regardless of infirmities, handicaps, age, gender or race — is protected under the law and cherished in the hearts of our citizens. However, we cannot […]
June 29, 2020

SCOTUS June Medical Ruling Puts Abortion Industry Profits Before Patients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2020 Media Contact: [email protected] The following quote may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President and Founder Thomas Glessner regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in June Medical Services v. Russo: “This ruling allows the loophole enjoyed by abortionists to remain open at the expense of the women the abortion industry claims to serve. All states, including Louisiana, have an interest in regulating abortion and a duty […]
June 29, 2020

NIFLA Spokeswoman Angie Thomas in The Daily Caller: “‘He’s A Disgrace’: Conservatives Turn On Chief Justice Roberts”

A spokeswoman at the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates accused SCOTUS of protecting the “practices of abortion providers at the expense of women’s wellbeing. Louisiana abortion providers have an alarming and dangerous record of substandard healthcare — including botched abortions and failure to satisfy basic sanitary requirements.” “Unfortunately, this ruling will allow the abortion industry to continue to put profits before patients,” said NIFLA attorney Angie Thomas. Read the full article in The […]
June 29, 2020

Thomas Glessner in Breitbart: “Chief Justice John Roberts Joins Liberals in Striking Down Abortion Safety Law”

“National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President Thomas Glessner also said in a statement, ‘Women seeking abortions have the same right to competent and quality care as patients involved in other surgical procedures. This ruling allows the loophole enjoyed by abortionists to remain open at the expense of the women the abortion industry claims to serve. All states, including Louisiana, have an interest in regulating abortion and a duty to protect women,’ he said. […]
July 6, 2020

June Medical Services v. Russo: A Perspective from Louisiana

It was supposed to be a slam dunk. The bill was written by a woman, sponsored by a woman and passed overwhelmingly by both parties in the Louisiana House and Senate. This law was both pro-life and pro-woman, making it a sought-after common ground. Yet, here we are in the shadows of this disappointing decision from the Supreme Court of the United States. House Bill 388, now known as the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, was […]
July 8, 2020

NIFLA Applauds SCOTUS for Upholding Conscience Protections for Little Sisters of the Poor and Other Religious Objectors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2020 Media Contact: [email protected] The following quote may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President and Founder Thomas Glessner regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru:  “Today, the Supreme Court handed the pro-life movement two major victories for which we are grateful. The Court reiterated its previous ruling […]