After writing a letter to the editor dealing with the issue of abortion and researching committees in Congress that could help influence public policy, I have decided to take further action and join an interest groups that strives to protect the rights of the unborn. However, in order to do this, I need to research interest groups which could prove to be beneficial in the fight to end abortion. I intend to pick an interest group I view as the best fit and possibly become an active member of that organization. I would join the group after comparing and contrasting the benefits and efficiencies for all of the organizations that I research. After research on various interest groups, I made a decision on which group would be most beneficial to
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Anthony List, founded on February 4, 1993 and reorganized in 1997, who attempt to place elected representatives into Congress who will strive to put an end to unjust abortions that are viewed as being done simply because the mother feels that she cannot care for a child on her own. The mission statements for this organization reads, “Passing the Pain-capable unborn child protection act to protect unborn children at five months ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood” (sba-list.org). While the National Right to Life organization provides opportunities for the members to participate in the pro life movement by getting members involved through conventions and utilizing available resources, the Susan B. Anthony group provides more solidary benefits and utilizes their resources at a more legislative level, meaning that the Susan B. Anthony List uses a majority of their donations to contribute to campaign funds in order to help fill government positions with representatives willing to fight for putting an end to abortion. (sba-list.org) Even though this organization provides donors donors with less physical resources or personal involvement, there are still opportunities for interested people to show their support for the organization and help to fight to protect the rights of the …show more content…
The Susan B. Anthony List has contributed an abundant more amount of money towards political candidates in comparison to the other two organizations. They have given over one million dollars to help place political candidates into office whom they deem fit to fight for rights of the unborn since 2014 whereas the National Right to Life Committee has only contributed $15,000 given by individuals and $8,320 given by the organization as a whole recently in 2016. (opensecrets.com) Also, the money that is raised in WI stays in that state to help fight for their cause locally. Another factor that influences the resources is lobbying. While each of the organizations attempt to lobby for their cause, they go about it in different manners. The national organizations attempt to use direct lobbying more than indirect lobbying whereas the Pro Life organization of WI attempts to use indirect lobbying methods such as protests and rallies for their
Anthony List, founded on February 4, 1993 and reorganized in 1997, who attempt to place elected representatives into Congress who will strive to put an end to unjust abortions that are viewed as being done simply because the mother feels that she cannot care for a child on her own. The mission statements for this organization reads, “Passing the Pain-capable unborn child protection act to protect unborn children at five months ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood” (sba-list.org). While the National Right to Life organization provides opportunities for the members to participate in the pro life movement by getting members involved through conventions and utilizing available resources, the Susan B. Anthony group provides more solidary benefits and utilizes their resources at a more legislative level, meaning that the Susan B. Anthony List uses a majority of their donations to contribute to campaign funds in order to help fill government positions with representatives willing to fight for putting an end to abortion. (sba-list.org) Even though this organization provides donors donors with less physical resources or personal involvement, there are still opportunities for interested people to show their support for the organization and help to fight to protect the rights of the …show more content…
The Susan B. Anthony List has contributed an abundant more amount of money towards political candidates in comparison to the other two organizations. They have given over one million dollars to help place political candidates into office whom they deem fit to fight for rights of the unborn since 2014 whereas the National Right to Life Committee has only contributed $15,000 given by individuals and $8,320 given by the organization as a whole recently in 2016. (opensecrets.com) Also, the money that is raised in WI stays in that state to help fight for their cause locally. Another factor that influences the resources is lobbying. While each of the organizations attempt to lobby for their cause, they go about it in different manners. The national organizations attempt to use direct lobbying more than indirect lobbying whereas the Pro Life organization of WI attempts to use indirect lobbying methods such as protests and rallies for their