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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Agroupofpro-lifephilanthropistsintheUnitedStateshaslauncheda$30millionPro-LifeVentureFundtosupportprojectsaimedatmakingabortion“unavailableandunthinkable,”accordingtoitsfounder.
Thenewgroup,calledtheLifeLeadershipConference,wasformallyannouncedonTuesday,Feb.18.Theintention,accordingtotheexecutivedirector,DavidBereit,istoreduceoverlapandredundanciesamongpro-lifegroupsandcreate“ateamdedicatedtoadvancingtheentiretyofthemovement.”
“Thisiswhatthepro-lifemovementhasneeded,inmyopinion,fordecades,”BereittoldCNA.
AlthoughBereitsaid“everythingisstillintheveryearlieststages”and“wehavenotbeguntheprocessofformalinvitationsandestablishingthemembership,”theLifeLeadershipConferenceisalreadybackedbyinfluentialpro-lifeleaders.
Bereitpreviouslyfoundedandledtheinternationalpro-life40DaysforLifeand servesas amemberoftheEqualRightsInstitute’sboardofadvisers.TheLifeLeadershipConferenceisalsosupportedbyLe