ABSTRACT

Acting on a number of different fronts, the new right is not a monolith but rather a collection of diverse reactionary movements with a wide variance of agenda. Take for example the National Right-to-Life (RTL) Party, the electoral wing of the anti-abortion movement. Their sole goal is the passage of the Human Life Amendment to the Constitution which would outlaw abortion in all cases. The RTL applies to all human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency including the unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development. Right-to-Life is rigorously single issue and devout about their version of anti-abortion politics. RTL's views are so extreme that even the most virulent antiabortion politicians avoid their full agenda. Religious respondents were primarily interested in abortion, homosexuality, national defense, and women's rights. Approximately forty-five million Americans believe that God loves them.