Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
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Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) is the oldest and largest right-to-life/pro-life
organization in Minnesota and an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee
. Founded in 1968 to resist the legalization of abortion, MCCL works though education, legislation and political action to oppose abortion
, infanticide
, euthanasia
, assisted suicide
and embryonic stem cell research.
MCCL has more than 70,000 member families and 240 chapters across the state of Minnesota. Non-sectarian and non-partisan, MCCL’s mission is "to secure protection for innocent human life from conception until natural death through effective education, legislation and political action." Many in the right-to-life/pro-life movement regard MCCL as one of the most effective state pro-life organizations in the country.
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
organization in Minnesota and an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
The National Right to Life Committee is the oldest and largest pro-life organization in the United States with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide. The group works through legislation and education to work against abortion, infanticide, euthanasia and assisted...
. Founded in 1968 to resist the legalization of abortion, MCCL works though education, legislation and political action to oppose abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
, infanticide
Infanticide
Infanticide or infant homicide is the killing of a human infant. Neonaticide, a killing within 24 hours of a baby's birth, is most commonly done by the mother.In many past societies, certain forms of infanticide were considered permissible...
, euthanasia
Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....
, assisted suicide
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is the common term for actions by which an individual helps another person voluntarily bring about his or her own death. "Assistance" may mean providing one with the means to end one's own life, but may extend to other actions. It differs to euthanasia where another person ends...
and embryonic stem cell research.
MCCL has more than 70,000 member families and 240 chapters across the state of Minnesota. Non-sectarian and non-partisan, MCCL’s mission is "to secure protection for innocent human life from conception until natural death through effective education, legislation and political action." Many in the right-to-life/pro-life movement regard MCCL as one of the most effective state pro-life organizations in the country.