National Institute of Family and Life Advocates
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The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) is an American
501(c)(3) charitable organization. Founded in 1993, it is based in Fredericksburg
, Virginia
. The organization provides legal advice to over 1200 crisis pregnancy centers (also called pregnancy resource centers) within its membership network. Crisis pregnancy centers are a part of the pro-life movement and exist to "talk women out of having [an abortion]" sometimes using questionable practices to achieve this goal.
NIFLA provides legal services to CPCs in an attempt to enable them to avoid legal issues in their operations; they also provide aid to CPCs that wish to convert to licensed medical clinics. 700 of their members are clinics who utilize ultrasounds. Hundreds of CPCs have become medical clinics through NIFLA's Life Choice Project.
Its founder and president is Thomas Glessner
. NIFLA provides legal council to PRCs as well as medical training, having trained over 2,000 nurses in ultrasound use. NIFLA publishes two monthly newsletters aimed at PRCs, Legal Tips and Clinic Tips as well as a quarterly publication, The Life Sentinel. NIFLA also works through an insurance company to secure insurance for PRCs, maternity homes and pregnancy resource medical clinics.
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501(c)(3) charitable organization. Founded in 1993, it is based in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The organization provides legal advice to over 1200 crisis pregnancy centers (also called pregnancy resource centers) within its membership network. Crisis pregnancy centers are a part of the pro-life movement and exist to "talk women out of having [an abortion]" sometimes using questionable practices to achieve this goal.
NIFLA provides legal services to CPCs in an attempt to enable them to avoid legal issues in their operations; they also provide aid to CPCs that wish to convert to licensed medical clinics. 700 of their members are clinics who utilize ultrasounds. Hundreds of CPCs have become medical clinics through NIFLA's Life Choice Project.
Its founder and president is Thomas Glessner
Thomas Glessner
Thomas Glessner is the president of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, a group which provides legal services to crisis pregnancy centers. Glessner was previously the executive director of the Christian Action Council, an organization which ran crisis pregnancy centers...
. NIFLA provides legal council to PRCs as well as medical training, having trained over 2,000 nurses in ultrasound use. NIFLA publishes two monthly newsletters aimed at PRCs, Legal Tips and Clinic Tips as well as a quarterly publication, The Life Sentinel. NIFLA also works through an insurance company to secure insurance for PRCs, maternity homes and pregnancy resource medical clinics.
See also
- Care NetCare NetCare Net is a conservative Christian crisis pregnancy center network operating primarily in the United States. Its centers provide Christian, pro-life approaches to women facing unplanned pregnancies. Care Net centers do not perform, recommend, or refer clients for abortions...
- Heartbeat International