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NRLC Launches New Ad Campaign: Unborn Children Are Americans Too!(National Right to Life)

National Right to Life News

| December 01, 2002 | Jones, Derrick | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Right to Life Committee, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A number of weeks ago, National Right to Life was approached by Janet Folger, president of Faith2Action, with an idea: unborn children are Americans too. For years, we as a pro-life movement have advanced the idea that unborn children are full members of the human family -- much to the chagrin of our pro-abortion opponents. But this new, fresh angle on the old idea was something that hadn't been considered yet.

Janet also had the idea of how to send the message home with two very simple elements: The words, "I Am an American," displayed underneath a picture taken from a 4-D ultrasound.

For years, we have been able to watch the activities of unborn children through the use of ultrasound technology. Parents proudly carried ultrasound screen shots in their wallets anxiously anticipating the arrival of their child. Recently, ultrasound has been taken a step ...

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