The National Right to Life Committee is a right to life/pro-life organization, that was founded in in Detroit as a non-sectarian, non-partisan group, opposed to abortion, euthanasia and infanticide. The founding members included leaders in fields of science, religion, law, ethics and medicine. There are over 3,000 chapters in all 50 states and DC. The term right to life is a political term used in controversies over various issues that involve the taking of a life (or what is perceived to be a life). ... It has been suggested that Anti-abortion movement be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ...

1973 (June) - In response to the US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision (based on a legal principle of an individual's right to privacy), U.S. "right to lifers" argue that such is superseded by an unborn child's right to be protected under the law and created the National Right to Life Committee. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Holding Texas laws criminalizing abortion violated womens Fourteenth Amendment right to choose whether to continue a pregnancy. ... The right to privacy is a purported human right and an element of various legal traditions which may restrain both government and private party action. ...

1994 - The U.S. National Right to Life Committee announces a U.S. boycott of all Hoechst pharmaceutical products including Altace. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Ramipril (marketed as Tritace® or Altace®) is an Angiotensin_converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. ...

1994 (September 17) - Pharmacists For Life International joins the international boycott, "...against the American subsidiary of Hoechst, AG Hoechst-Roussel, Hoechst-Celanese, its generic subsidiary Coply Pharmaceuticals and the agricultural Hoechst subsidiary" while asking U.S. consumers to "focus on key Hoechst drugs which have the most economic impact rather than taking an across-the-board shotgun approach" and specifically listing Altace as a boycott list item.^[1] 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Ramipril (marketed as Tritace® or Altace®) is an Angiotensin_converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. ...

1995 - Hoechst mergers with Marion Merrill Dow of Kansas City, Missouri forming U.S. subsidiary Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR). Altace was bringing in under $90 million in revenues for Hoechst and Hoechst had stopped promoting Altace within the United States.^[2] 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramipril (marketed as Tritace® or Altace®) is an Angiotensin_converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. ...

1995 - The King Pharmaceuticals President Jefferson "Jeff" Gregory first begins negotiations with Hoechst to acquire U.S. distribution rights to Altace.^[3] 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company based in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Ramipril (marketed as Tritace® or Altace®) is an Angiotensin_converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. ...

1997 - Hoechst underwent a realignment wherein its various businesses were transferred to independent companies, including Nutrinova. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nutrinova is a global manufacturer of food constituents. ...

1997 (April 2) - The anti-abortion group Concerned Women For America announces at a National Right To Life Committee press briefing within the National Press Club that the anti-RU486 boycott against the U.S. subsidiaries of Hoechst AG & Roussel Uclaf by the NRTLC "...will be more narrowly focused onto the HMR prescription drugs Allegra, Cardizem, Seldane, Claforan, Lasix, DiaBeta, and Nicoderm" - and Altace is auspiciously no longer included by Concerned Women For Americas as a boycotted Hoechst Marion Roussel product.^[4] 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Concerned Women for America is a conservative Christian group that is active in politics in the United States. ...

External links

• Official Website
• "Faith Healers: The born-again Gregory brothers worked a financial miracle from cast-off drug brands." Forbes. Zina Moukheiber. October 28, 2002.
• "Monarch Pharmaceuticals acquired." sanofi-aventis Group. December 18, 1998.
• "Pharmacists For Life Joins International Boycott." Life Communications, vol. 4, no. 19. November, 1994.
• "Boycott of New Drug 'Allegra' Aimed at Protecting Women & Children From Dangers of RU-486." Concerned Women For America. April 2, 1997.