On Tuesday, October 6th, 2020, the world lost a passionate pro-life advocate, Mary Ann Glendon. Glendon was a Harvard Law professor and a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. She was a tireless advocate for the unborn and a strong voice for the pro-life movement.
Glendon was born in 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Catholic schools and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the College of New Rochelle in 1960. She then went on to earn her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1964.
Glendon was a prominent figure in the pro-life movement. She was a founding member of the National Right to Life Committee and served as its president from 1975 to 1977. She was also a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, a Vatican-based organization that promotes the protection of human life from conception to natural death.
Glendon was a passionate advocate for the unborn and a strong voice for the pro-life movement. She was a fierce opponent of abortion and euthanasia, and she argued that the right to life was a fundamental human right. She was also a vocal critic of the death penalty, arguing that it was an unjust punishment.
Glendon was a prolific writer and speaker on the subject of life issues. She wrote several books on the subject, including “A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and “The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World”. She also wrote numerous articles and gave countless speeches on the subject.
Glendon’s dedication to the pro-life cause was unwavering. She was a tireless advocate for the unborn and a strong voice for the pro-life movement. Despite her dedication, she lost her battle with cancer on October 6th, 2020.
Glendon’s legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of those who knew her and those who were inspired by her work. Her dedication to the pro-life cause will be remembered for generations to come.
