Judie Brown, Now 80, Reflects On Faith and the Pro-Life Movement, by Jim Graves

By Jim Graves, Catholic World Report, March 4, 2024

Jim Graves is a Catholic writer living in Newport Beach, California.

Brown, along with her late husband Paul, co-founded the American Life League in 1979. She talks with CWR about working to save lives, the connection between contraception and abortion, and why she is not happy with the 2022 Dobbs decision.

Judie Brown is president and co-founder of American Life League (ALL), a pro-life education and advocacy organization which was founded in 1979. She has served three terms on the Pontifical Academy for Life in Rome, has authored 12 books, and has helped launch other pro-life organizations, including Human Life International, Priests for Life and the Pro-Life Action League. She regularly writes columns and has frequently appeared in the broadcast media advocating for life.

Today, ALL is headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is staffed by 30 and has 101 associate organizations. Brown’s son, Hugh Brown, serves as vice president of ALL, and her granddaughter Katie Brown is director of communications. …