rape victim obtained an abortion, the group's general counsel James Bopp said that the group's proposed legislation would have banned that abortion; he also said that they believed she should have carried the baby, and "as many women who have had babies as a result of rape, we would hope that she would understand the reason and ultimately the benefit of having the child." Affiliates NRLC has affiliates in all fifty states and over 3,000 local chapters. Its Virginia affiliate, the Virginia Society for Human Life, was founded in 1967 as the first state right to life organization. Other early affiliates include Georgia Right to Life. Past presidents 1968–1973 – Juan Ryan, New Jersey 1973–1974 – Edward Golden, New York 1974–1975 – Kenneth VanDerHoef, Washington 1975–1978 – Mildred Jefferson, Massachusetts 1978–1980 – Carolyn Gerster, Arizona 1980–1983 – John C. Willke, Ohio 1983–1984 – Jean Doyle, Florida 1984–1991 – John C. Willke, Ohio 1991–2005 – Wanda Franz, West Virginia 2005–present – Carol Tobias, North Dakota See also Eclipse of Reason National Pro-Life Religious Council Right to life Susan B. Anthony List References Notes Citations Further reading Karrer, Robert N. "The National Right to Life Committee: Its Founding, Its History, and the Emergence of the Pro-Life Movement Prior to Roe v. Wade", Catholic Historical Review, Volume 97, Number 3, July 2011, pp. 527–57, in Project MUSE. External links National Right to Life Committee, official website American Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. Records, (1968) 1974-1982 (1986) via Gerald R. Ford Library ProlifeProfiles.com/NRLC, criticism from within the anti-abortion movement From the archives: Bishop James McHugh dies at 68. Newsday. Zachary R. Dowdy. December 11, 2000 Anti-abortion organizations in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Organizations established in 1973 Political organizations based in the United States Catholic Church and abortion