Pro-Life Policy Advocacy Organizations


This page includes information and links to organizations with which the Respect Life Office has directly worked to provide public policy advocacy.   To learn how your organization can be included in our list of resources, please contact the Respect Life Office.
Americans United for Life -- www.aul.org​

Americans United for Life, the nation’s premier pro-life legal team, works through the law and legislative process to one end: Achieving comprehensive legal protection for human life from conception to natural death. The nonprofit, public-interest law and policy organization holds the unique distinction of being the first national pro-life organization in America— incorporated in 1971, before the infamous Roe v. Wade decision.
Missouri Catholic Conference -- www.mocatholic.org

The Missouri Catholic Conference and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph work closely together on a variety of issues. In order to facilitate the advocacy process and make it easier for citizens to get involved in issues of concern, there is an Advocacy Action Alert program. This simple on-line registration process allows citizens to sign up for information on the topics of their choice and receive timely updates from the Missouri Catholic Conference.
Missouri Right to Life -- www.missourilife.org

Missouri Right to Life is a non-partisan, multi-denominational, state-wide organization which upholds and promotes the sanctity of all innocent human life from the inception of biological development through natural death by providing education, by supporting legislation and programs that endorse that ideal, and by organizing citizens for effective results.
National Committee for Human Life Amendment (NCHLA) --  www.nchla.org

In the great civil rights struggle to secure the right to life for all, Archbishop John Roach, testifying on behalf of the Catholic Bishops, expressed the guiding vision:

"We are committed to full legal recognition of the right to life of the unborn child, and will not rest in our efforts until society respects the inherent worth and dignity of every member of the human race."
                                                         November 5, 1981 Statement before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

The National Committee for a Human Life Amendment is dedicated to pursuing this vision. The organization's objectives include educating citizens, developing pro-life legislative networks, and offering programs in support of pro-life legislation. Among its various activities, NCHLA produces educational and program resources, communicates with leaders about legislative priorities, and presents legislative seminars throughout the year. In a special way, NCHLA assists dioceses, state Catholic conferences, and Catholic lay groups. The Committee also works closely with the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Susan B. Anthony List -- www.sba-list.org

The Susan B. Anthony List, and its connected Political Action Committee, the SBA List Candidate Fund, are dedicated to electing candidates and pursuing policies that will reduce and ultimately end abortion. To that end, the SBA List will emphasize the election, education, promotion, and mobilization of pro-life women. 

      The SBA List's Six Point Mission: 
  • Elect pro-life women or pro-life men who oppose pro-abortion women to Congress through our SBA List Candidate Fund.
  • Educate voters on critical pro-life issues and on upcoming legislation.
  • Train and equip pro-life activists nationwide to run successful political and grassroots campaigns.
  • Promote positive responses in both traditional and new media to dispel the myths and distortions of the abortion lobby.
  • Advocate passage of pro-life legislation in Congress, directly with legislators and through mobilizing direct citizen lobbying.
  • Connect legislative and electoral consequences through our Votes Have Consequences Program.
USCCB Legislative Action --  www.usccb.org

As Catholics, we are part of a community with a rich heritage that helps us consider the challenges in public life and contribute to greater justice and peace for all people.   Americans share many blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However, as a people, we face serious challenges that are clearly political and also profoundly moral in nature.

We are a nation founded on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but the right to life itself is not fully protected, especially for unborn children, the most vulnerable members of the American family.  The work for justice requires that the mind and the heart of Catholics be educated and formed to know and practice the whole faith