Victor Rosenblum, founder of Americans United for Life (AUL), has died at age 80. Former AUL President Ed Grant said: "Even though he endured decades of pain and then disability, Victor Rosenblum worked tirelessly in defense of the unborn...We have not only lost a legal icon--we have lost a true friend." In 1980, Prof. Rosenblum argued the case of Harris v. McRae before the U.S. Supreme Court. That was the case that upheld the Hyde Amendment restrictions on federal funding of abortion. A professor of law at Northwestern University, Rosenblum maintained that the Constitution required that only monies appropriated by the U.S. Congress could be spent. It's the plain text of the document, but the pro-life side eked out the narrowest of victories, 5-4. Harris v. McRae remains to this day the greatest pro-life victory. We all honor Victor Rosenblum's memory. He was an advocate for justice for all those who are small, weak, and vulnerable.
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