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Scheidler was ‘godfather of pro-life activism’ Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League in Chicago. Scheidler was ‘godfather of pro-life activism’ By  Catholic News Service January 20, 2021 CHICAGO -- Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League in Chicago and one of the towering figures of the pro-life movement for decades, died of pneumonia Jan. 18 surrounded by his family at his home n Chicago. He was 93. Widely known as the “godfather...

Godfather of the pro-life movement, Joe Scheidler, dies at age 93 Posted on by Doug Mainwaring Excerpts: CHICAGO, Illinois, January 19, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Joe Scheidler, a towering figure in the pro-life movement in the United States, died yesterday at age 93. Scheidler gained national prominence as chief defendant in the landmark NOW v. Scheidler, filed by the National Organizaiton for Women (NOW) which accused him of being a member “in a nationwide conspiracy to obstruct women’s ac...

Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League and known as the “godfather of pro-life activism,” died of pneumonia in his Chicago home on Monday, his family said. He was 93.

Joe Scheidler, the man known as the "godfather" of the pro-life movement, has died at the age of 93. 

He developed confrontational tactics to harass abortion providers and won a long legal battle against the National Organization for Women.

Joseph Scheidler, a major architect of the antiabortion movement, dies at 93 Matt Schudel Joseph M. Scheidler, a onetime seminarian who became a key architect of the antiabortion movement, developing confrontational tactics aimed at blocking women from obtaining abortions and shutting down clinics that provided the procedure, died Jan. 18 at his home in Chicago. He was 93. The cause was pneumonia, said a son, Eric Scheidler. Mr. Scheidler, a fiery and influential figure ...

Joe Scheidler, a prominent pro-life figure who founded the Pro-Life Action League, died on Jan. 18 at the age of 93, the organization announced.

Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League who is known as the godfather of the pro-life movement, died Monday at the age of 93, the organization confirmed.

CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League and prominent figure in the anti-abortion movement, died Monday, the organization announced. He was 93.

C-SPAN screenshot of Joseph Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League Joseph Scheidler, an early leader and icon of the pro-life movement, passed away on Monday at the age of 93. He began the fight against abortion shortly after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 and founded the Pro-Life Action League in 1980 to recruit and equip pro-life Americans to speak out for unborn children. Yet Scheidler also fought a decades-long court battle for his right to free speech in opposition to the abo...