LONG ISLAND COALITION FOR LIFE 

PREAMBLE 

    On April 10, 1973, at a meeting held in Bellmore, New York, a group of concerned residents of Long Island, after asking God’s blessing upon their work, did unanimously adopt the following Constitution of The Long Island Coalition for Life, to become effective immediately, and did authorize the chairlady of the meeting to affix her signature thereto on their behalf.

ARTICLE I --- NAME 

This corporation is and shall be known as the LONG ISLAND COALITION FOR LIFE, INC. ("COALITION"). The principal office shall be in the state of New York. 

ARTICLE II --- PURPOSES 

The purposes for which the the Coalition has been formed are as follows: 

A)     To reaffirm the principle that all human beings are created equal and are endowed at creation with certain unalienable rights among which is the right to life; 

B)     To coordinate the activities of concerned community and citizens' groups working to protect the dignity of human life, and functioning as a unifying agent when such groups choose to speak and act as a single body; 

C)     To advocate the right to life of depenent and helpless human beings from fertilization/conception until natural death; 

D)     To promote educational, legal, legislative, social and cultural reforms designed to ensure both the right to life and human dignity to dependent and helpless human beings; 

E)     To aid institutions in our society, be they secular of religious, which are working to protect, and promote respect for, human life; 

F)     To support scientific studies and publicize scientific advances which would form the basis for greater protection for dependent and helpless human beings; 

G)     To engage in all legitimate activities intended to facilaiate the attainment of these purposes. The Coalition shall not engage in civil disibedience or violence. This is not intended to restrict individuals or groups from engaging in peaceful non-violent civil disobedience as a matter of conscience. However, this organization does not condone violence by such individuals or groups. The Coalition does not exist for pecuniary profit nor financial gain and no part of the assets, income of profits are distributable to or inure to the benefit of the members, affiliated groups or officers. 

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