NRL News Today
- National Right to Life on Guttmacher’s 2024 Abortion Numbers April 15, 2025WASHINGTON— The Guttmacher Institute today released their estimates for the number of abortions in the United States in 2024. The following is a statement from Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., director of Education and Research for National Right to Life: This isn’t the old Guttmacher report that surveys every clinic and tracks down every abortionist. Guttmacher […]
- National Right to Life Endorses Pro-Life Senator Lindsey Graham for Re-election to the U.S. Senate March 31, 2025WASHINGTON— National Right to Life today announced its endorsement of Senator Lindsey Graham for re-election to the United States Senate from South Carolina. “National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Lindsey Graham for re-election to the U.S. Senate,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “We are grateful for Senator Graham’s firm […]
- Pro-Life Americans from Across the U.S. Want Congress to #DefundPlannedParenthood March 27, 2025WASHINGTON – Over 300 pro-lifers met with members of Congress today urging them to defund the abortion industry. This followed a letter signed by more than 150 pro-life organizations sent to members of Congress urging them to prevent taxpayer funds from being used to support Big Abortion. The following is a statement by Carol Tobias, […]
- Over 150 National and State Pro-Life Groups Call on Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood March 26, 2025WASHINGTON – Over 150 groups representing all 50 states signed a letter calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood. “American taxpayers should not have to underwrite a multi-billion dollar abortion industry,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Taxpayers certainly don’t want to see their money being used to end the lives of […]
- National Right to Life on the “Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act” March 24, 2025WASHINGTON – At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Representative Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and Representative Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), spoke before the press about the introduction of the “Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025” (H.R. 2226). The “Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025” would prohibit discrimination against entities like pregnancy […]
- National Right to Life Releases Annual Report: Status of Abortion in the United States March 18, 2025WASHINGTON — National Right to Life today released The Status of Abortion in the United States, 2025. The twelfth annual edition summarizes key legislative developments on the state and federal level since Dobbs, and analyzes the limited data on the annual number of abortions in the United States. “Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, we […]
- President Trump Moves to Restore National and International Pro-Life Policies January 25, 2025WASHINGTON — On Friday, President Trump moved to restore pro-life policies both nationally and internationally. With an executive order, President Trump restored Mexico City Policy and later announced the United States’ reentry into the pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration. President Trump also issued an executive order to reinforce the Hyde Amendment that prevents the use of […]
- President Trump Encouraged Pro-Lifers at the March for Life Vice; President J.D. Vance Addressed Marchers in Person January 24, 2025The Vice President Was Joined by the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House, the Florida Governor, and Other Members of Congress WASHINGTON — Today, pro-life President Donald Trump encouraged pro-lifers by video while Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the annual March for Life in person. Marchers were also encouraged by Senate Majority Leader […]
- National Right to Life on the Passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in the U.S. House January 23, 2025WASHINGTON — Today, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act passed in the House of Representatives in a largely party line vote of 217-204. The following is a statement from Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life: Protecting babies born alive following an abortion should not be complicated. Pro-abortion Democrats in their dogged determination to […]
- NRLC Letter on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21) January 20, 2025RE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21) Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nationwide federation of right-to-life organizations, urges you to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21) when it comes before the House of Representatives on January 22, 2025. In the wake of the Dobbs […]
Pro-Life Candidates Fare Well in WV Primary
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee (WVL-PAC) endorsed in 114 races in the May 14 West Virginia primary. Of the 114 races where the WVL-PAC made endorsements, there were 99 victories (87%). In the 15 cases where the WVL-PAC-endorsed candidates did not prove to be successful, at least seven winners returned pro-life surveys.
To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump is the presidential nominee coming in at 88%. Jim Justice won the U.S. Senate race by a 61% to 27% margin, which was true to polling. Incumbent U.S. Representative-1st District Carol Miller won her reelection bid 63% to 37%. Riley Moore is the nominee in the fall for U.S. Representative-2nd District.
Continuing a “changing of the guard” in the Board of Public Works, Governor nominee Patrick Morrisey will go up against pro-abortion Democrat Steve Williams in the November 5 general election. JB McCuskey won the Attorney General nomination race by 20 percentage points. The Secretary of State nominee is Kris Warner, whose nearest challenger was beaten by 50,000 votes. Pro-life Mark Hunt is the Auditor nominee. Uncontested candidate Larry Pack is the State Treasurer-elect and incumbent Kent Leonhardt moves on to defend his role as Agriculture Commissioner in November.
With the election of Supreme Court Division 1 winner Haley Bunn and Division 2 winner Charles Trump, the SCOWV make-up will change from 3-2 to 4-1 in favor of families. WVL-PAC endorsed Elgine McArdle lost in her bid for Intermediate Court of Appeals to S. Ryan White.
Pro-life Senate President Craig Blair lost the Republican nomination to pro-life challenger Tom Willis in the 11th Senatorial District. “Senate President Craig Blair was instrumental in the passing of numerous pieces of pro-life legislation over his years in office,” said WVFL Legislative Director Sadie Keaton. “Many lives have been saved because of his steadfast commitment to the unborn. Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Some highlights of the evening included two victories. One was pro-life challenger Chris Rose (61%) defeating incumbent Mike Maroney (39%) in Senate District 2. The other was Stanley Adkins in House District 49 defeating incumbent Heather Tully.
The following quote can be attributed to Wanda Franz, Ph.D., president of West Virginians for Life PAC: “The PAC works to support pro-life candidates from both parties. The overwhelming pro-life successes in this election are, in part, due to voters’ desires to elect legislators at both the federal and state levels, who reflect their values regarding the dignity of each human life. West Virginians for Life looks forward to seeing increased support for pro-life candidates in the general election in November.”
West Virginians for Life, the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, is the state’s largest pro-life group with more than 25 local pro-life chapters. West Virginians for Life works through education, legislation, and political action to protect those threatened by abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.
