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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 of pro-life activism,” Mr. Scheidler began his life’s work fighting abortion in 1973, shortly a...

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 access to abortion clinics through a pattern of racketeering activity including the actual or implied ...

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.