The Work We Do
Prenatal Protections
We are dedicated to advancing a life-affirming framework that recognizes human dignity as a fundamental right from the very beginning of life.
Children’s Rights
Every child has the inherent right to be protected, nurtured, and given the opportunity to thrive in a safe, supportive environment.
Natural Rights
Universal access to fundamental human necessities are central to ensuring every human is given respect, safety, and the means to thrive.
Quiz of the Week
True or False?
The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
True
The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948, outlining fundamental human rights globally.
True or False?
Assisted suicide is legal in at least half of U.S. states.
False
Assisted suicide is legal in nine states and Washington DC. In 2024, West Virginia amended its constitution, prohibiting assisted suicide while allowing pain relief and life-support withdrawal, reinforcing protections against euthanasia and mercy killing statewide.
Quote of the Week
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.”
This Week in History
1921: The Cherokee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their claim to 1 million acres of land in Texas.
1960: Six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend the previously all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1975: The Madrid Accords, a treaty setting out six principles which would end the Spanish presence in Western Sahara and arrange a temporary administration in the area pending a referendum, were signed.
1979: U.S. President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.
2002: Chosen to succeed Richard Gephardt as leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to be named leader of either party in either house of Congress.
In the News
The New Pro-Life Playbook: Under Trump, a new vision of conservative family policy is ascendant.
The New Yorker
When Donald Trump ran for President in 2016, the pro-life movement helped carry him to victory. He promised to appoint Justices who…
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for All of Us
The Atlantic
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
Injured Gazan children in Lebanon caught up in war again
The Atlantic
Since the beginning of Israel’s war in Gaza over a year ago, Lebanon has been a place of refuge for many wounded Gazan children.
Law & Policy
The Court, Congress & Restoring Constitutional Order
This past year the Supreme Court has given America a masterclass in constitutional governance, and it’s time we all started paying attention. In a momentous term, the Court handed down opinions on some of the most contentious issues facing our nation, leaving pundits fuming and politicians scrambling.
For decades, Congress has avoided tough votes that might anger their base or endanger their reelection, and abdicated their responsibility to address crucial issues through legislation.
This gridlock has created a vacuum that the Supreme Court, willingly or not, has at times filled by interpreting vague laws or devising new ones to fill a void through judicial fiat.
We must have a national conversation about the proper role of the judiciary. While the Supreme Court plays a vital role in protecting constitutional rights and resolving legal disputes, it is not the primary arena for settling political and social controversies.
