Brian De Palma was born in the 1940s.
The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates -LRB- NIFLA -RRB- is an American 501 -LRB- c -RRB- -LRB- 3 -RRB- charitable organization that is a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council .. American. United States. National Pro-Life Religious Council. National Pro-Life Religious Council. Founded in 1993 , it is based in Fredericksburg , Virginia and has the aim of `` developing a network of life-affirming ministries in every community across the nation in order to achieve an abortion-free America . ''. The organization provides legal advice to over 1,350 Crisis Pregnancy Centers within its membership network , and the bulk of CPCs in the US are affiliated with NIFLA , Care Net and Heartbeat International .. Care Net. Care Net. Heartbeat International. Heartbeat International ( Christian organization ). The organization 's 2009 IRS Form 990 stated that the group spent $ 759,259 in annual advocacy expenses .. Form 990. Form 990. In 2004 , Focus on the Family started the Option Ultrasound Program , which along with NIFLA , funds medical consultants to obtain ultrasound machines for crisis pregnancy centers and converts them to medical-style clinics .. Focus on the Family. Focus on the Family. 1,000 of their members are medical clinics that utilize ultrasounds .. Hundreds of CPCs have become medical clinics through NIFLA 's Life Choice Project , which increases the number of women going to the clinics , including those described by the organization as `` abortion-minded . ''. Its founder and president is Thomas Glessner .. Thomas Glessner. Thomas Glessner. NIFLA provides legal counsel to CPCs as well as medical training , having trained over 2,500 nurses in ultrasound use .. NIFLA publishes two monthly newsletters aimed at CPCs , Legal Tips and `` Clinic Tips '' as well as a quarterly publication , The Life Sentinel .. NIFLA also works with an insurance company that secures insurance for CPCs .