Washington D.C., Jul 29, 2008 / 22:26 pm
The Culture of Life Foundation has begun an expansion of its pro-life educational mission, now targeting the average layman and the common voter in addition to its outreach to academics and policymakers. As part of its new efforts, the foundation has launched a new “e-briefs” program to inform people about life issues in accessible language.
The foundation was founded in 1997 with the blessing of Pope John Paul II and follows his desire to combat the “culture of death” with more involvement from the laity. For many years, its primary purpose was to educate policymakers on life issues.
In recent years the foundation has helped study stem cell research, informing policymakers that embryonic stem cell research is not possible without the destruction of human life. According to Culture of Life Foundation executive director Jennifer Kimball, this work helped influence President George W. Bush’s call for the creation of alternate sources of stem cells and increased awareness about the ethical issues involved in the research.
Kimball, who holds a licentiate from the Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum in Rome, was appointed executive director of the foundation in November, 2007.