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Colorado Right to Life (CRTL) is an American pro-life advocacy group based in the state of Colorado. CRTL believes all human beings not convicted of a capital crime have a right to life from the moment of fertilization until natural death. The organization is opposed to abortion and euthanasia, as well as any kind of birth control that functions as an abortifacient or embryonic stem cell research that causes the death of an embryo. ==Background== Colorado Right to Life was founded in July 1967 by a coalition of pro-life activists — including Mary Rita Urbish, Charles Onofrio, and John Archibold — three months after Colorado became the first state to pass a law which legalized abortion in cases of rape, incest, or danger to maternal life.〔Martin, Claire. (April 25, 2007). "(Colo. abortion rights got start 40 years ago today )." ''The Denver Post.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔Ryckman, Lisa. (April 24, 2007). "(Ground zero on abortion )." ''Rocky Mountain News.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕 CRTL was disaffiliated by the National Right to Life Committee in 2007, partly as a result of disagreement between the positions taken by the two organizations, and partly over an open letter which CRTL and several other major pro-life organizations signed.〔Full text of ("Open Letter to Dr. James Dobson" )〕 The open letter, paid for by independent donors, asked Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson to retract his statement that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in the case ''Gonzales v. Carhart'' was a positive outcome for the pro-life movement. The letter claimed that the decision actually affirmed widespread abortion rights, detailed methods which could be used to perform late-term abortions legally, and indicated that all but two of the Supreme court justices currently serving (Scalia and Thomas) supported ''Roe v. Wade''.〔Cooperman, Alan. (June 4, 2007). "(Supreme Court Ruling Brings Split in Antiabortion Movement )." ''The Washington Post.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔DeGette, Cara. (June 14, 2007). "(Rift Widens Between Anti-Abortion Activists )." ''Colorado Confidential.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔"(Colorado Right to Life Kicked Out of National Group )." (June 14, 2007). ''News 11 Colorado.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔Torkelson, Jean. (June 14, 2007). "(National group boots Right to Life )." ''Rocky Mountain News.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔Johnson, Khari. (June 14, 2007). "(National group boots Colorado Right to Life )." ''The Gazette.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔"(National office expels Colo. Right to Life )." (June 14, 2007). ''The Denver Post.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕〔Enyart, Bob. (n.d.) "(CRTL Summary of the Ruling Upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban )." Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕 Carrie Gordon Earll, a Focus on the Family spokesperson, responded by referring to Colorado Right to Life as a "rogue and divisive group", and the National Right to Life Committee selected Colorado Citizens for Life/Protecting Life Now to replace CRTL as its state affiliate for Colorado.〔"(Right to Life Drops Colo. Affiliate )." (June 13, 2007). ''ABC News.'' Retrieved October 7, 2007.〕 Colorado Right to Life continues to operate as an independent entity, because its existence predates the National Right to Life Committee, and CRTL therefore owns its name and is not required to be an affiliate of any national organization. (Biff Gore ) is the president of Colorado Right to Life. . Leslie Hanks has served as its vice president and spokesperson for several years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colorado Right to Life」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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