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Joe Scheidler, Founder of Pro-Life Action League, Dies at 93

Joe Scheidler, Founder of Pro-Life Action League, Dies at 93
Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League, carries a sign along Michigan Ave. in Chicago, on Aug. 23, 1996. AP Photo/John Gaps III, file
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Reporter
1/18/2021|Updated: 1/18/2021

Joe Scheidler, a prominent pro-life figure who founded the Pro-Life Action League, died on Jan. 18 at the age of 93, the organization announced.

Scheidler died of pneumonia, surrounded by family at his Chicago home. He is survived by his wife, seven children, twenty-six grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Mimi Nguyen Ly
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Reporter
Mimi Nguyen Ly is a former reporter for The Epoch Times.
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