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Home / 2021 at 05:38AM / Abortion / Deaths (Obituaries) / Demonstrations / Protests and Riots / Suits and Litigation (Civil) January 21 / Joseph M. Scheidler, ‘Godfather’ of the Anti-Abortion Movement, Dies at 93

Joseph M. Scheidler, ‘Godfather’ of the Anti-Abortion Movement, Dies at 93

Thursday, January 21, 2021 , , , , ,

A former ad executive, he pioneered a militant style of direct-action protest during the 1980s before winning a decades-long lawsuit that accused him of racketeering and extortion. By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT

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