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RH Reality Check Glossary» American Life League
While not officially a Roman Catholic organization, ALL’s philosophy and approach is explicitly based on some of the conservative interpretation of Church teachings. Their commitments to the most extreme elements of this philosophy set them apart from many of their peers, who are often unwilling to publicly admit their affinity to more controversial positions like their opposition to contraception.In their own words: “ALL is opposed to all abortion, contraception and other threats to the human person and the family. ...
» American Values
AV looks like a front group for, by, and about Gary Bauer. From daily blogs to media interviews, it appears that much of AV’s charitably gifted resources are directed toward keeping Bauer in the public spotlightLike Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, AV’s focus issues...
» C-FAM
C-FAM emerged in the late 1990’s as a lobbying organization at the United Nations, where it can still be found today hovering around some international negotiations and discussions. C-FAM is primarily oriented toward undermining international family planning efforts and attacking UN agencies and other multilateral activities.C-FAM and its pseudo-sister organization, the Population Research Institute (PRI), were founded by ...
» Centre for Bio-ethical Reform
The Centre for Bio-Ethical reform has two missions: criminalize abortion and influence public opinion so as to spread anti-choice messages. It is based in California, however it has offshoots in other countries such as Canada.
The Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) is aimed at college campuses. As you can see from this link, the CBR takes its agenda beyond international borders. (Also note the members ofthe anti-choice student group at the University of Calgary are reading awkwardly off of...
» Concerned Women for America
“The mission of CWA is to protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens - first through prayer, then education, and finally by influencing our society - thereby reversing the decline in moral values in our nation.” Among CWA’s core issues are the "traditional" definition of family, “sanctity of life,” national sovereignty, opposition to homosexuality and, just in case they miss an opportunity...
» Culture Of Life Foundation & Institute
“Following the promulgation of the Pope's encyclical, The Culture of Life Foundation & Institute was founded in the United States to promote the concepts behind the Evangelium Vitae. It was recognized and blessed by the Pope in 1997."While CLF does not provide any specific information on its inception, it is noteworthy that it incorporated with the IRS around the same time as C-FAM, and that the two organizations...
» Eagle Forum
Eagle Forum rallies around whatever Phyllis Schlafly deems important. Their seemingly disconnected array of issues includes the importance of phonics in early childhood education, supporting American sovereignty, and preventing “judicial tyranny.” They oppose “radical feminists” and promote “traditional” education. They support the right to bear arms, protecting American lives with anti-ballistic missiles, and the role of women as homemakers. Eagle Forum proudly opposes a Constitutional Convention to rewrite the U.S....
» Family Research Council
Founded by James Dobson (Focus on the Family) in the early 1980’s, FRC grew rapidly under the leadership of Gary Bauer (American...
» Feminists for Life
Feminists for Life is an anti-choice organization based in the United States which builds upon the "feminist" spin nauseatingly woven into some anti-choice rhetoric. "Women deserve better than abortion," their literature states. Instead of calling for improvements to sexual health education and access to contraception in order to prevent unintended pregnancy, they call for women to carry to term and parent after pregnancy has already occurred. Their recommendations glorify motherhood as a role for women...
» Focus on the Family
With an annual payroll of $50 million, Focus on the Family is an extensive organization. At its core, it is a media organization, spending more than $10 million annually on film/video production services and providing publications and broadcasts in more than 100 countries around the world. Focus on the Family Action is organized as a 501 (c)(4) non-profit, allowing Dobson to engage in more overt electoral activities, independent of both Focus on...
» Human Life International
Publicly, “HLI promotes a highly orthodox vision of Catholicism that is critical of liberal Catholics around the issues of abortion, sex education, homosexuality, and feminism.” HLI makes no bones about the fundamental role contraception plays in what they consider to be the upheaval of society. The organization is looked to as the leader in the fight against birth control. As Judie Brown, American...
» National Right to Life Committee
Affiliate organizations include: • National Right to Life Committee Educational Trust Fund • National Right to Life PAC • ...
» Operation Rescue
Currently, Operation Rescue's tactics include protesting clinics, pressing charges against abortion providers and making public comments on the legality of abortion. The organization lists the closing of two Kansas abortion clinics and a still-running campaign against the practice of George Tiller, MD among it's accomplishments. OR's efforts against Tiller have depicted the doctor, who runs a clinic providing abortions in Wichita, as a corrupt abortionist profiting from his unsanitary "abortion mill." OR's blog posts very regularly about their accusations toward...
» Population Research Institute
PRI is among the most outspoken opponents of contraception. Unlike some peer anti-abortion organizations, PRI frequently makes clear that it is ideologically opposed to family planning. PRI devotes the lion’s share of its efforts to undermining public and governmental support for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, which is the world’s leading multilateral provider of family planning assistance. PRI’s so-called “investigation” of UNFPA’s activities in China (whose most spectacular finding was that there was a desk with...
» Priests for Life
PFL was founded as a small non-profit by Fr. Lee Kaylor, a priest from San Francisco. It was Pavone, however, who aggressively grew the small organization into a media powerhouse and aggressive political advocate with an international presence. PFL is recognized and revered by the Vatican, and it was Cardinal John O’Connor—one of the most connected Catholics in recent years to both the Vatican and United States politics—who authorized Pavone as the leader. In 2003, the organization was granted...
» Pro-Life Action League
This organization coordinates a variety of activity around the Chicago area. They encourage "sidewalk counseling" (a nice way to say patient harassment), public protests (with graphic photos of fetuses), youth outreach through Generations for Life, and "confronting abortionists" (more harassment).PLAL also sponsored the Contraception Is Not the Answer conference in September 2006. After Tyler reported on the conference, they called...
» Susan B. Anthony List
Founded in 1993 as a response to EMILY’s list (a PAC that raises early money for pro-choice candidates) and the election of many pro-choice women into congress in 1992, the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) was created to support female anti-choice candidates. In 1997, when Jane Abraham took the helm, the 501(c)(4) charity with affiliated PAC was formed. The original strategy of the SBA List was to ask...
» Vision America
Founded in 2002, Vision America (VA) states that one of its core values is the sanctity of marriage as a permanant union between a man and woman; sexuality is only to be shared in this bond, according to VA. VA efforts focus not just on restricting reproductive freedoms, but on imposing an entire conservative Christian agenda on all areas of US government. VA uses its network of Patriot Pastors to mobilize conservative Christian parishioners vote the...
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