SettingsAmerican pro-life activists
Allen Bares
Allen Ray Bares, Sr. (September 24, 1936 – August 14, 2008) was a Lafayette lawyer who served as a conservative Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1972 and 1992.
Allen Ray Bares, Sr. (September 24, 1936 – August 14, 2008) was a Lafayette lawyer who served as a conservative Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1972 and 1992.
Alveda King
Alveda Celeste King is an American Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author.
Alveda Celeste King is an American Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author.
Andrew Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley is an Irish-American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, journalist and fiction writer.
Andrew M. Greeley is an Irish-American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, journalist and fiction writer.
Ben Stein
Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein is an American actor, writer, lawyer, and commentator on political and economic issues.
Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein is an American actor, writer, lawyer, and commentator on political and economic issues.
Bernard Nathanson
Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor from New York who helped to found the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, but later beca...
Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor from New York who helped to found the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, but later beca...
Bob Bird (activist)
Bob Bird (born August 1, 1951, in Evanston, Illinois) is a pro-life activist, high school teacher, and Alaskan Independence Party candidate for the United States Senate seat formerly occupied by...
Bob Bird (born August 1, 1951, in Evanston, Illinois) is a pro-life activist, high school teacher, and Alaskan Independence Party candidate for the United States Senate seat formerly occupied by...
Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal advocate of pro-life and social conse...
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal advocate of pro-life and social conse...
Brian Rohrbough
Brian Rohrbough was the 2008 vice presidential candidate of America's Independent Party in the 2008 United States presidential election, running on the ticket with presidential candidate Alan Keyes.
Brian Rohrbough was the 2008 vice presidential candidate of America's Independent Party in the 2008 United States presidential election, running on the ticket with presidential candidate Alan Keyes.
Cameron Henry
John Cameron Henry, Jr. is a business analyst from Metairie, Louisiana, who has been a Republican member of his state's House of Representatives from District 82 since January 2008.
John Cameron Henry, Jr. is a business analyst from Metairie, Louisiana, who has been a Republican member of his state's House of Representatives from District 82 since January 2008.
Carl Gunter, Jr.
Carl Newton Gunter, Jr. (October 16, 1938 - July 6, 1999), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972–1992, known for his support of organized labor and his oppo...
Carl Newton Gunter, Jr. (October 16, 1938 - July 6, 1999), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972–1992, known for his support of organized labor and his oppo...
Carol Everett
Carol Everett is an American pro-life activist and former owner/operator of several abortion clinics.
Carol Everett is an American pro-life activist and former owner/operator of several abortion clinics.
Cheryl Sullenger
Cheryl Deann Sullenger (born 1955) is an American pro-life activist and convicted federal felon.
Cheryl Deann Sullenger (born 1955) is an American pro-life activist and convicted federal felon.
Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)
Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1981.
Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1981.
Christine O'Donnell
Christine Therese O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) is a former US Republican Party candidate who founded two advocacy organizations.
Christine Therese O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) is a former US Republican Party candidate who founded two advocacy organizations.
Chuck Baldwin
Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin is an American politician and founder-pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida.
Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin is an American politician and founder-pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida.
Clayton Waagner
Clayton Lee Waagner (born August 25, 1956) is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist.
Clayton Lee Waagner (born August 25, 1956) is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist.
David Bereit
David Bereit is an American pro-life activist.
David Bereit is an American pro-life activist.
David Leach (activist)
Dave Francis Leach is a Des Moines anti-abortion activist and publisher of the extremist newsletter Prayer & Action News and web site The Partnership Machine.
Dave Francis Leach is a Des Moines anti-abortion activist and publisher of the extremist newsletter Prayer & Action News and web site The Partnership Machine.
David Reardon
David C. Reardon is the American director of the Elliot Institute and an advocate in favor of legislating strict barriers to abortion.
David C. Reardon is the American director of the Elliot Institute and an advocate in favor of legislating strict barriers to abortion.
David Trosch
David C. Trosch is a former Roman Catholic priest from Mobile, Alabama, who abides by the concept of justifiable homicide for abortion providers.
David C. Trosch is a former Roman Catholic priest from Mobile, Alabama, who abides by the concept of justifiable homicide for abortion providers.
Eileen Egan
Eileen Egan (1912–2000) was a journalist, Roman Catholic pacifist and activist, and co-founder of the Catholic peace group, American PAX Association and its successor Pax Christi-USA, the Americ...
Eileen Egan (1912–2000) was a journalist, Roman Catholic pacifist and activist, and co-founder of the Catholic peace group, American PAX Association and its successor Pax Christi-USA, the Americ...
Ellen McCormack
Ellen Cullen McCormack was a candidate for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination in 1976.
Ellen Cullen McCormack was a candidate for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination in 1976.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in...
Flip Benham
Philip "Flip" Benham is an evangelical Christian minister and the national leader of Concord, North Carolina-based Operation Save America.
Philip "Flip" Benham is an evangelical Christian minister and the national leader of Concord, North Carolina-based Operation Save America.
Francis P. Filice
Francis Patrick Filice (born on August 19, 1922) is an American priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Francis Patrick Filice (born on August 19, 1922) is an American priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Frank Hoffmann
Frank Albert Hoffmann (born January 28, 1944) is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 15 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
Frank Albert Hoffmann (born January 28, 1944) is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 15 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
Frank Pavone
Father Frank A. Pavone is an American Roman Catholic priest and pro-life activist.
Father Frank A. Pavone is an American Roman Catholic priest and pro-life activist.
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Frederica Mathewes-Green (born 1952) is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion.
Frederica Mathewes-Green (born 1952) is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion.
Horatio Storer
Horatio Robinson Storer was an American physician and campaigner against abortion.
Horatio Robinson Storer was an American physician and campaigner against abortion.
J. C. Willke
Jack C. Willke is an American medical doctor, author, and pro-life activist.
Jack C. Willke is an American medical doctor, author, and pro-life activist.
J. Minos Simon
Joseph Minos Simon (February 27, 1922 – March 11, 2004) was an author, a lecturer, an aviator, a sportsman, and particularly a Louisiana attorney known for his courtroom theatrics and demeanor.
Joseph Minos Simon (February 27, 1922 – March 11, 2004) was an author, a lecturer, an aviator, a sportsman, and particularly a Louisiana attorney known for his courtroom theatrics and demeanor.
J. P. McFadden
James Patrick McFadden was an American journalist and publisher who after the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision founded the Ad Hoc Committee in Defense of Life and the Human Life Foundation and...
James Patrick McFadden was an American journalist and publisher who after the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision founded the Ad Hoc Committee in Defense of Life and the Human Life Foundation and...
James Charles Kopp
James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an American physician from Amherst, New York wh...
James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an American physician from Amherst, New York wh...
Jean Schmidt
Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, (born November 29, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2005.
Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, (born November 29, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2005.
Jennifer O'Neill
Jennifer O'Neill is an American actress, model, author and speaker, known for her role in the 1971 film Summer of '42 and as a face of CoverGirl cosmetics starting in the 1970s.
Jennifer O'Neill is an American actress, model, author and speaker, known for her role in the 1971 film Summer of '42 and as a face of CoverGirl cosmetics starting in the 1970s.
Jill Stanek
Jill Stanek (born 1956) is an American pro-life activist from Illinois, best known for her allegations regarding "live birth abortions" that she publicly testified were being performed at Christ...
Jill Stanek (born 1956) is an American pro-life activist from Illinois, best known for her allegations regarding "live birth abortions" that she publicly testified were being performed at Christ...
Joel Brind
Dr. Joel Brind is a professor, scientist, and a leading advocate of the abortion-breast cancer hypothesis.
Dr. Joel Brind is a professor, scientist, and a leading advocate of the abortion-breast cancer hypothesis.
John Joseph O'Connor
John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
Joseph Scheidler
Joseph M. Scheidler (born 7 September 1927) is a noted American pro-life activist, National Director of the Pro-Life Action League, former Benedictine monk, and named defendant in the NOW v. Sch...
Joseph M. Scheidler (born 7 September 1927) is a noted American pro-life activist, National Director of the Pro-Life Action League, former Benedictine monk, and named defendant in the NOW v. Sch...
Judie Brown
Judith Ann Limbourne "Judie" Brown (born March 4, 1944, Los Angeles, California) is the president and co-founder of the American Life League, reportedly the largest Catholic pro-life organizatio...
Judith Ann Limbourne "Judie" Brown (born March 4, 1944, Los Angeles, California) is the president and co-founder of the American Life League, reportedly the largest Catholic pro-life organizatio...
Juli Loesch
Julianne ("Juli") Loesch (married name: "Julianne Wiley" or "Juli Loesch Wiley") is a pro-life activist and former media coordinator for Operation Rescue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Julianne ("Juli") Loesch (married name: "Julianne Wiley" or "Juli Loesch Wiley") is a pro-life activist and former media coordinator for Operation Rescue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Keith Mason (activist)
Keith Mason is the founder of Personhood USA which was launched from the 2008 Colorado for Equal Rights Campaign.
Keith Mason is the founder of Personhood USA which was launched from the 2008 Colorado for Equal Rights Campaign.
Kristin Olsen
Kristin Olsen (born January 19, 1974) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.
Kristin Olsen (born January 19, 1974) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.
L. Brent Bozell, Jr.
Leo Brent Bozell, Jr. (January 15, 1926 – April 15, 1997) was an American conservative activist and Catholic writer.
Leo Brent Bozell, Jr. (January 15, 1926 – April 15, 1997) was an American conservative activist and Catholic writer.
Leslee Unruh
Leslee Unruh is an American pro-life activist and executive director of the VoteYesForLife.com campaign.
Leslee Unruh is an American pro-life activist and executive director of the VoteYesForLife.com campaign.
Lila Rose
Lila Grace Rose is an American pro-life activist and the founder of the pro-life group Live Action.
Lila Grace Rose is an American pro-life activist and the founder of the pro-life group Live Action.
Lou Engle
Lou Engle is an American charismatic Christian leader, best known for his leadership of The Call and association with prominent members of the Christian Right.
Lou Engle is an American charismatic Christian leader, best known for his leadership of The Call and association with prominent members of the Christian Right.
Marjorie Dannenfelser
Marjorie Dannenfelser is President and Chairman of the Board of the Susan B. Anthony List, an American political organization that seeks to advance pro-life women in politics.
Marjorie Dannenfelser is President and Chairman of the Board of the Susan B. Anthony List, an American political organization that seeks to advance pro-life women in politics.
Mark Crutcher
Mark Crutcher is an American pro-life activist and author from Denton, Texas.
Mark Crutcher is an American pro-life activist and author from Denton, Texas.
Mark Harrington (pro-life activist)
Mark Harrington is an American pro-life activist.
Mark Harrington is an American pro-life activist.
Mary Ann Glendon
Mary Ann Glendon (born October 7, 1938 Pittsfield, Massachusetts) J.D., LL.M., was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (2008–2009), and is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard L...
Mary Ann Glendon (born October 7, 1938 Pittsfield, Massachusetts) J.D., LL.M., was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (2008–2009), and is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard L...
Mary Cunningham Agee
Mary Cunningham Agee (born 1951 in Falmouth, Maine) is an American business executive and author.
Mary Cunningham Agee (born 1951 in Falmouth, Maine) is an American business executive and author.
Maya Keyes
Maya Jeane Marcel-Keyes (born May 23, 1985) is an American social and political activist and daughter of Alan Keyes, a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Maya Jeane Marcel-Keyes (born May 23, 1985) is an American social and political activist and daughter of Alan Keyes, a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Michael Bray
Rev.Michael Bray is an American minister who was convicted in 1985 of two counts of conspiracy and one count of possessing unregistered explosive devices in relation to 10 bombings of women's he...
Rev.Michael Bray is an American minister who was convicted in 1985 of two counts of conspiracy and one count of possessing unregistered explosive devices in relation to 10 bombings of women's he...
Michael R. Long
Michael R. Long is the chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State.
Michael R. Long is the chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State.
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is an American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing, a post she has held since 2007.
Michele Marie Bachmann is an American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing, a post she has held since 2007.
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin is an American conservative blogger, political commentator and author.
Michelle Malkin is an American conservative blogger, political commentator and author.
Mildred Fay Jefferson
Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson was an American physician, political activist.
Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson was an American physician, political activist.
Nat Hentoff
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and cou...
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and cou...
Neal Horsley
Otis O'Neal Horsley, Jr. (born 1944) is a militant anti-abortionist known for producing a website which provided the home addresses of abortion providers in the United States, for admitting on F...
Otis O'Neal Horsley, Jr. (born 1944) is a militant anti-abortionist known for producing a website which provided the home addresses of abortion providers in the United States, for admitting on F...
Nellie Gray (U.S. pro-life activist)
Nellie Gray is an American pro-life activist, who founded the annual March for Life, beginning in 1974, following the Supreme Court ruling, Roe v Wade, which decriminalized abortion the prev...
Nellie Gray is an American pro-life activist, who founded the annual March for Life, beginning in 1974, following the Supreme Court ruling, Roe v Wade, which decriminalized abortion the prev...
Norma McCorvey
Norma Leah McCorvey, better known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Norma Leah McCorvey, better known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Paul deParrie
Paul deParrie (June 19, 1949 – May 20, 2006) was an American pro-life activist and author who lived in Portland, Oregon.
Paul deParrie (June 19, 1949 – May 20, 2006) was an American pro-life activist and author who lived in Portland, Oregon.
Paul Schenck
Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck is an ordained Catholic priest who is a pro-life activist along with his twin brother, Robert Schenck.
Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck is an ordained Catholic priest who is a pro-life activist along with his twin brother, Robert Schenck.
Rachel MacNair
Rachel M. MacNair is an American sociologist and psychologist who holds a consistent life ethic, and works against killing.
Rachel M. MacNair is an American sociologist and psychologist who holds a consistent life ethic, and works against killing.
Randall Terry
Randall Almira Terry is an American pro-life activist and candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in 2012.
Randall Almira Terry is an American pro-life activist and candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in 2012.
Richard Doerflinger
Richard Doerflinger is Associate Director of Pro-Life Activities at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Richard Doerflinger is Associate Director of Pro-Life Activities at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Ruth Pakaluk
Ruth Pakaluk was a Catholic convert, mother, housewife and pro-life activist who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband, Michael Pakaluk, and their children.
Ruth Pakaluk was a Catholic convert, mother, housewife and pro-life activist who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband, Michael Pakaluk, and their children.
Sarah Chase
Sarah Blakesley Chase was born on January 18, 1837 in Clermont County, OH Sarah Chase had been known for the continuous battle with Anthony Comstock for the selling of contraceptive devices ove...
Sarah Blakesley Chase was born on January 18, 1837 in Clermont County, OH Sarah Chase had been known for the continuous battle with Anthony Comstock for the selling of contraceptive devices ove...
Star Parker
Star Parker (born Larstella Irby, Moses Lake, Washington, November 22, 1956 ) is an American syndicated columnist, social critic, book author, and conservative political activist.
Star Parker (born Larstella Irby, Moses Lake, Washington, November 22, 1956 ) is an American syndicated columnist, social critic, book author, and conservative political activist.
Stephen Spiro
Stephen Spiro (1939-2007) was a political activist known for his opposition against the Vietnam War and his advocacy of a consistent life ethic.
Stephen Spiro (1939-2007) was a political activist known for his opposition against the Vietnam War and his advocacy of a consistent life ethic.
Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. (born 1965) is an American Roman Catholic priest, neuroscientist and writer.
Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. (born 1965) is an American Roman Catholic priest, neuroscientist and writer.
Thomas J. Euteneuer
Thomas J. Euteneuer (born 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida and a pro-life activist.
Thomas J. Euteneuer (born 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida and a pro-life activist.
Troy Newman
Troy Newman (born 1966) is an American pro-life activist.
Troy Newman (born 1966) is an American pro-life activist.