Nov 21, 2008 / 02:08 am
The Gerard Health Foundation has announced the inaugural winners of its new Life Prizes award established to recognize six individuals or groups who have made “unsurpassed strides in preserving and upholding the sanctity of human life.”
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) was one of the winners, described by Life Prizes as an organization that “saves lives by remaining steadfastly committed to life within a stridently pro-abortion profession and which conducts research, writing, and public advocacy especially on the negative impact of abortion on women.”
A second winner was Richard Doerflinger, a bioethics expert who is Associate Director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. Described as a “consummate researcher,” he is reported to have been involved in almost every major pro-life legislative initiative since 1980.
“He has contributed behind the scenes to all major pro-life statements from the Catholic bishops during the last quarter century,” the Life Prizes statement said.