About J. P. McFadden
Lived 1930 – 1998 (aged 67–68). J. P. McFadden was an American journalist.
James Patrick McFadden (1930–1998) was an American journalist and publisher who founded the Ad Hoc Committee in Defense of Life in 1973 as a reaction to the Roe v. Wade decision by the United States Supreme Court. He also founded the Human Life Foundation, and in 1974 he launched its publication, the Human Life Review, a quarterly journal of scholarship opposed to abortion. He began his journalism career with the Youngstown Vindicator. In 1956 he began working for National Review magazine, after reading about the magazine's founding while stationed in Germany as a military intelligence aide. He was on the National Review's staff for more than 25 years, including 12 years as associate publisher.
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Who was J. P. McFadden?
American activist
When was J. P. McFadden born?
J. P. McFadden was born in 1930 in Youngstown.
When did J. P. McFadden die?
J. P. McFadden died in 1998.
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J. P. McFadden was a journalist.
What nationality was J. P. McFadden?
J. P. McFadden was American.
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