NIFLA president Thomas Glessner Archives

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 […]

February 13, 2019

Abortion Dominates Headlines: No Justice for Jennifer, NIFLA Center Vandalized

On January 22, 2019, New York passed its “Reproductive Health Act” – or RHA. The legislation is extreme because it removes all restrictions on abortions and allows babies to be killed up until the moment of birth. In addition, it decriminalizes abortion as a result of assault against a pregnant woman. The state of Virginia recently considered legislation that, according to its sponsor Del. Kathy Tran, D-Va., clearly allows for abortion up to the time […]

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 […]

June 26, 2019

NIFLA and ADF Honor First Anniversary of Supreme Court NIFLA v. Becerra Decision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2019 Media Contact: [email protected] The following quote may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President Thomas Glessner regarding the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in NIFLA v. Becerra: “One year ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers and all Americans. In addition to protecting the work of life-affirming pregnancy centers across the […]

July 8, 2019

President Trump, Vice President Pence, NIFLA and ADF Honor First Anniversary of Supreme Court NIFLA v. Becerra Decision

My daughter graduated from high school last month. Her graduation caused me to ponder about the privileges we Americans enjoy. It is indeed a great privilege to be a young woman in America, and even more so this year as NIFLA celebrated the first anniversary of its Supreme Court victory, NIFLA v. Becerra. This victory earned my daughter and her generation—as well as all Americans—freedom not to be compelled to speak a message with which […]

July 16, 2019

Thomas Glessner in Townhall: “NIFLA v. Becerra: One Year Later, Still the Most Significant Abortion SCOTUS Case in Decades”

“Last week during the debates, almost every Democratic candidate brought up the issue of abortion and the Supreme Court. Over the past few years, only one SCOTUS case dealt with abortion: NIFLA v. Becerra. It’s now been one year since the Supreme Court announced their landmark ruling in favor of the free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers and all Americans. It comes as no surprise that President Trump touched on the significance of this […]

October 2, 2019

Pregnancy Centers are the Connection Between Mothers Facing Unwanted Pregnancy and Millions Waiting to Adopt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 2, 2019 Media Contact: [email protected] The following quote may be attributed to National Institute of Family and Life Advocates President Thomas Glessner regarding The Moral Outcry petition unfurled before the Supreme Court during yesterday’s rally. “In Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court said, ‘We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins.’ However, that question is no longer difficult. Science proves beyond a reasonable doubt that human life begins […]

November 1, 2019

Thomas Glessner in the Washington Examiner: “The Sound of Heartbeats will Lead to the End of Abortion”

“Ongoing support and friendship, material assistance, referrals for medical and legal help, housing, referrals for adoption, and other such services provide a firm foundation of support for these women during this time of uncertainty and save the taxpayers money. A critical study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute found that the work of these life-affirming agencies saved taxpayers $161 million in 2017. Over 1,500 of these agencies operate as medical clinics providing key medical services. Chief […]