NIFLA - National Institute of Family & Life Advocates
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About NIFLA

The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) is a charitable 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization which exists to provide life-affirming pregnancy help centers the best legal education, consultation, and training possible.

NIFLA's Mission Statement:
To Empower women to choose life by...

  • Equipping Pregnancy Help Centers with legal counsel and support;
  • Enabling Pregnancy Help Centers to convert to medical clinic status; and
  • Energizing Pregnancy Help Centers with a renewed vision for the future.

Currently NIFLA has more than 1,195 member Pregnancy Help Centers in all 50 states.

NIFLA Staff Leaders:


NIFLA Board of Directors:

  • STAN HUIE, Chairman
  • BYRON CALHOUN, M.D.
  • BETH E. CHASE
  • LAURA GLESSNER
  • ARDITH HALLOCK

NIFLA National Advisory Council:

  • JAMES D. BOPP, JR., J.D., Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom
  • SAMUEL CASEY, J.D., Christian Legal Society
  • PAIGE COMSTOCK CUNNINGHAM, J.D., Americans United for Life
  • WILLIAM T. DEVLIN, Philadelphia Family Policy Council
  • REV. JAMES H. DUNDAS, M.A., Hope National
  • DAVID E. EVERITT, Strategic Resource Group
  • MICHAEL P. FARRIS, J.D., Patrick Henry College
  • MARY SUE FULGHAM, Pregnancy Crisis Center of Lake City, FL
  • GEORGE GRANT, D.Lit., Legacy Communications
  • MARGARET H. HARTSHORN, Ph.D., Heartbeat International
  • MILDRED F. JEFFERSON, M.D., Right To Life Crusade, Inc.
  • DR. BEVERLY LAHAYE, Concerned Women for America
  • PEG LUKSIK, Mom's House
  • THE HON. ROBERT MARSHALL, Virginia General Assembly
  • ROY G. MICHELL, JR., Michell Foundation
  • TERI K. REISSER, M.S., Family Counselor
  • MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, Concerned Women for America
  • DOUGLAS R. SCOTT, Life Decisions International
  • MATHEW D. STAVER, J.D., Liberty Counsel
  • JOHN TABOR
  • SISTER PAULA VANDERGAER, LCSW, International Life Services
  • JOHN C. WILKE, M.D., Life Issues Institute

To obtain more information on becoming a NIFLA member, please contact Thomas Glessner at NIFLA, at (540) 372-3930 or e-mail tglessner@nifla.org.

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For information on becoming a NIFLA member, please contact Thomas Glessner
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