National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL)
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NARAL Pro-Choice America (pronounced "NAY-ral") is a pro-choice organization in the United States that engages in political action to oppose restrictions on abortion and expand access to abortion. NARAL is often used as a short form of the name.
History
The group was founded in 1968 by Bernard Nathanson, Larry Lader and Betty Friedan as the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws. Bernard Nathanson, like Sandra Cano, is now a vocal pro-life activist. After Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared a constitutional right to privacy in reproductive decisions including abortion, it changed its name to National Abortion Rights Action League, then to National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League, and finally dropped the long form entirely.
NARAL Pro-Choice America uses numerous tactics to lobby for increased abortion rights, both in the U.S. and overseas. It sponsors lawsuits, donates money to politicians supportive of abortion rights through its political action committee, and organizes its members (especially through Internet communication and email) to contact members of Congress and urge them to support NARAL's positions. In addition, NARAL sponsors special events, most notably the March for Women's Lives in 2004. NARAL's longtime leader was Kate Michelman; however, she announced her retirement in 2004. Nancy Keenan, formerly the Montana state Superintendent of Schools, is now the President of NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Ballot measures
Federal income tax returns from 2004 and 2005 show NARAL as a supporter of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.[1],[2]
External links
References
- ↑ http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043454684/043454684_200512_990.pdf
- ↑ http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043454684/043454684_200412_990.pdf
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