The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is a pro-life interest group that formed in 1973 in response to the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The NRLC works to end legal abortion, promote alternatives to abortion, and educate the public on abortion issues. It focuses on restoring legal protection for unborn human life and has close ties to the Republican party. The NRLC's ultimate goal is to overturn the 1973 ruling and ban abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy in the United States.