Voice For Life Today
Age and death have thinned the ranks to a national membership of 30,000 (as at September, 2003).
In 2004, the SPUC executive voted to change their name to "Voice for Life" so that they could speak out against euthanasia, research using embryonic stem cells, and cloning.
In recent years, new youth-orientated pro-life groups have emerged. Their focus is on university campuses and social networking using Facebook.
Voice for Life collaborates youth-based pro-life groups on workshops and outreaches. The new emphasis is disseminating online information through the their website and social networking.
The current President of Voice for Life is Bernard Moran.
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