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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 in the country’s long battle over abortion rights, used every tool from persuasion to intimidation...

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 abortion industry, a battle that birthed the Thomas More Society. “My father’s proudest accomplishm...