Contact: Jessica Rodgers, National Right to Life, 202-626-8825, mediarelations@nrlc.org  

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- In a press conference to be held Monday, January 23, 2012, leaders of the National Right to Life Committee, the nationwide federation of state right to life organizations, will discuss pro-life public education and legislative initiatives for 2012, including "The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" to be introduced on January 23 by Congressman Trent Franks (R-Az.).

Press Conference Details

WHERE: National Press Club, Murrow Room

WHEN: Monday, January 23, 2012, 10:00 a.m.

WHO: Carol Tobias, President
Mary Spaulding Balch, J.D., Director of State Legislation
Douglas Johnson, Legislative Director
David N. O'Steen, Ph.D., Executive Director

Please be prepared to show press credentials at the door.  For more information, please contact the NRLC Communications Department at (202) 626-8825 or (202) 642-1675 or email mediarelations@nrlc.org or federallegislation@nrlc.org.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.