The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) is an American

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charitable organization that is a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council.IRS Form 990 for 2009
submitted by NIFLA. Accessed 2011-06-06. Founded in 1993, it is based in

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and has the aim of "developing a network of life-affirming ministries in every community across the nation in order to achieve an abortion-free America." The organization provides legal advice to over 1,350

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s (CPCs) within its membership network, and the bulk of CPCs in the US are affiliated with NIFLA,

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and

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.NIFLA website, About Us, History
Accessed 2011-02-10. The organization's 2009 IRS

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stated that the group spent $759,259 in annual advocacy expenses. In 2004,

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started the Option Ultrasound Program, which along with NIFLA, funds medical consultants to obtain ultrasound machines for crisis pregnancy centers and converts them to medical-style clinics. 1,000 of their members are medical clinics that utilize ultrasounds. Hundreds of CPCs have become medical clinics through NIFLA's Life Choice Project, which increases the number of women going to the clinics, including those described by the organization as "abortion-minded."NIFLA website, About Us, What We Do
Accessed 2011-02-09. Its founder and president is Thomas Glessner. NIFLA provides legal counsel to CPCs as well as medical training, having trained over 2,500 nurses in ultrasound use. NIFLA publishes two monthly newsletters aimed at CPCs, ''Legal Tips'' and "Clinic Tips" as well as a quarterly publication, ''The Life Sentinel''. NIFLA also works with an insurance company that secures insurance for CPCs.NIFLA website, Membership, Insurance
Accessed 2011-02-10.

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*{{Official website, http://www.nifla.org/
NIFLA's Institute in Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound
Anti-abortion organizations in the United States 501(c)(3) organizations Crisis pregnancy centers

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