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Our annual brunch was a great success. The Thomas More award was presented by Jim Lyons , Jr., “The Lion of the Legislature” who served as state representative and chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party. Pro-life lawyer Robert Joyce received the award and gave a rousing acceptance speech.

As President of the  Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (PLLDF), I invite you to a free showing of this important film. Please share this invitation with others. As a sidewalk counselor, I am an eyewitness to the human struggle with evil. This movie focuses on the inner workings of that struggle. Nefarious was released in theaters…

 Men, women, and families are invited to join the Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood on Saturday, November 4th. Men and boys will gather outside Planned Parenthood (1055 Commonwealth Ave) at 8:30 AM and begin to peacefully march at 9:00 AM to the Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common (139 Tremont St). Women and families…

Hoping to persuade the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to cease bending established standards of constitutional law to protect abortion, PLLDF joined other pro-life groups and individuals to assist preparing and filing an Amicus Curiae brief at SCOTUS in June Medical Services v. Gee. This time PLLDF seeks to uphold the Louisiana Unsafe…

In a hurried world, full of tweets and sound bytes, it’s difficult to hold in-depth conversations about anything. It’s particularly difficult with respect to “life” issues. Let’s face it – for many reasons, abortion is an unusually sensitive topic. Perhaps this is because abortion has affected so many of our families and friends, and our…

PLLDF is proud to announce that James “Jim” Lyons will receive PLLDF’s prestigious Thomas More Award at our Century Brunch which will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10:30am – 12:15pm at the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), Newton, MA 02466. Please consider supporting the pro-life cause and this…

PLLDF recognizes the value of all life, regardless of age, and believes it is imperative that Massachusetts residents become informed on recently enacted legislation which could threaten the lives of vulnerable adults. PLLDF’s Medical-Legal Think Tank has invited Attorney Patricia Stewart to present her findings on the effects of this legislation on MOLST (Medical Orders…

PLLDF is proud to present its 3rd and 4th showings of the 50-minute film titled “HUSH”, an award-winning documentary which should be seen by all women, whether pro-choice or pro-life, and by anyone concerned with women’s long-term health. Following the showing, PLLDF will again host a brief, open and free dialogue about the life issues…

PLLDF’s transition to an annual brunch format for 2018 was a huge success! More than 115 guests enjoyed a wonderful meal and an inspiring address by 2018 Thomas More Award recipient, Attorney Erika Bachiochi. Attorney Bachiochi is a prolific author and speaker on issues including abortion, Equal Protection jurisprudence, and feminist legal theory. Her writings…

During 2018, PLLDF joined with the American University Women for Life (AUWL) and pro-life student groups from Northeast Catholic College and the College of the Holy Cross, at two separate events this April to view the HUSH documentary. Approximately 20-30 persons witnessed the presentation at each venue. A Punam Kumar Gill Film, produced in 2015,…

The Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Public Funding of Abortion expects to begin gathering signatures in mid-September 2017 to amend the Massachusetts Constitution by initiative petition. The proposed amendment would amend the constitution by adding one sentence: “No provision of this constitution shall be construed as requiring the public funding of abortion.” The proposed amendment would…

PLLDF held its annual Century Dinner on Friday, April 28th at the Boston-Newton Marriott.  It was a huge success!   Co-directors of the nationally renowned Bioethics Defense Fund, Attorneys Dorinda Bordlee and Nikolas Nikas, were presented with the prestigious Thomas More Award. The dinner was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of PLLDF and the entire pro-life…

Co-founders Dorinda Bordlee and Nikolas Nikas of the nationally renowned Bioethics Defense Fund (BDF) gave a free presentation prior to the 2017 PLLDF Century Dinner.  PLLDF is happy to report that over 40 people attended this inspiring, educational event.  Attorneys Bordlee and Nikas presented on the critical and timely issues of “Natural law: Cloning, Chimeras,…

Regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religion or creed, many attorneys are concerned about the protection of liberty from conception through natural death. For over 40 years PLLDF’s pro bono attorneys have been promoting respect for human life in trial and appellate courts from Massachusetts to the United States Supreme Court. PLLDF advocates on behalf…

In 2017, PLLDF joined representatives of the Harvard Law Students for Life and the (undergraduate) Harvard Right to Life organizations for a showing of HUSH at Harvard University. Here’s what some of the students had to say about HUSH: “I have always been pro-life and I have always held the belief that to be pro-life is to be…

In 2016, PLLDF provided several opportunities for lawyers, law students, undergraduates, and the general pubic to hear Bioethics Defense Fund (BDF) Co-Founder and President, Attorney Nikolas Nikas, deliver enlightening presentations related to the origins of life and the end of life. One presentation was titled “Natural Law: Cloning, Chimeras, Animal-Human Hybrids, 3-Parent Embryos: What Every Lawyer and…