American Life League Explained

American Life League, Inc.
Map:Stafford County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Stafford Courthouse highlighted.svg
Vat Id:-->EIN: 52-1238301
Successor:Life Amendment PAC
American Life Lobby
Location:Stafford, Virginia, U.S.
Key People:Judith "Judie" A. Brown,
President
Area Served:United States
Products:Literature
Focus:Anti-abortion
Revenue:$5,022,739 (2012)
Expenses:$4,991,338 (2012)
Website: All.org

American Life League, Inc. (ALL) is an American Catholic activist organization which opposes abortion, all forms of contraception, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia. Its current president is co-founder Judie Brown and its headquarters is in Stafford, Virginia.

Projects and resources

Projects that American Life League has sponsored include:

History

American Life League was founded on April 1, 1979[6] [7] by Judie and Paul Brown, Gary Bauer, Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, and six other anti-abortion Americans after a schism with the National Right to Life Committee. Within less than a year of its founding, ALL had 68,000 members and received assistance founding ALL from Howard Phillips,[8] publicity from The Heritage Foundation co-founder Paul Weyrich, and membership lists provided by right-wing direct mail specialist Richard Viguerie.[9]

Street tactics

In 1994 ALL filed suit to challenge the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. In American Life League v. Reno, ALL lost in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals,[10] and the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the case.[11]

Disney boycotts

In March 1995, the American Life League boycotted the then-owners of Miramax, The Walt Disney Company, over the film Priest, in which a Roman Catholic priest deals with a variety of issues including his own homosexuality. Subsequently, ALL charged that Disney had concealed subliminal sexual messages in the animated films The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. Disney denied all the claims.[12] Snopes states the ALL claims about both Aladdin[13] and The Little Mermaid[14] are false. Their claim about The Lion King is listed by the site as "legend", indicating that the claim is "essentially unprovable".[15]

Spending

In 2005, ALL was on Charity Navigator's list of highest paid CEOs, with one-third of its income spent on fundraising and administrative expenses and $699,857 (almost 9% of its income) paid out to its CEOs.[16] As of 2019, the non-profit charity evaluator Charity Navigator awards ALL 2 out of 4 stars, a ranking indicating they believe the charity "needs improvement".[17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pro-Life Organizations . . April 29, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070223071948/http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/tp/ProLifeOrgs.htm . February 23, 2007 .
  2. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Michigan Planned Parenthood Closure is Focus of National Prayer . 2022-05-06 . Dexter, MI Patch . en.
  3. News: American Life League . . 2006 . October 17, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011205055/http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=3792 . October 11, 2006 . dead .
  4. Web site: The Pill Kills. March 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227132807/http://thepillkills.org/. February 27, 2014. live. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: How One Bad Science Headline Can Echo Across the Internet . Little . Becky . July 31, 2017 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411160721/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-bad-science-headlines-echo-across-internet-180964259/ . April 11, 2019 . live.
  6. Web site: Founded. March 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330221249/http://www.all.org/nav/index/heading/MTQ/cat/MTYy/. March 30, 2014. dead.
  7. http://www.clmagazine.org/article/index/id/MTM1NDE A saintly influence: Pope John Paul II's impact on American Life League—and me. Judie Brown. Celebrate Life Magazine.
  8. Web site: Catholics Bid Farewell to Pro-Life Lion Howard Phillips . Smith . Peter . May 6, 2013 . . July 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502005458/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/catholics-bid-farewell-to-pro-life-lion-howard-phillips/ . May 2, 2014 . live . mdy-all .
  9. Web site: Right Wing Watch - American Life League . April 2006 . . . July 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011205055/http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=3792#4 . October 11, 2006 .
  10. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1054994.html American Life League v. ACLU
  11. News: American Life League . . 2006 . October 17, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011205055/http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=3792 . October 11, 2006 . dead .
  12. News: Disney's Loin King? Group Sees Dirt in the Dust . Smith . Leef . September 1, 1995 . . July 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305230515/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/review96/flionking.htm . March 5, 2012 . live . mdy-all .
  13. Web site: Take Off Your Clothes! . August 19, 2007 . . July 2, 2014.
  14. Web site: The Aroused Minister . August 20, 2007 . . July 2, 2014.
  15. Web site: Sex in The Lion King . August 19, 2007 . . July 2, 2014.
  16. 2007 . 2007 CEO Compensation Study . Charity Navigator.
  17. Web site: American Life League . . July 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704064841/http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3273#.U7NZNhZvwX4#.U7NZNhZvwX4 . July 4, 2014 . live . mdy-all .

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