LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Barbara Listing, Right to Life of Michigan’s (RLM) president since 1980, announced her retirement on Tuesday after 43 years leading the organization.

Listing started RLM as a volunteer in the mid-1970s and served as an affiliate president for five years.

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“It has been an honor to serve as the president of Right to Life of Michigan working alongside so many dedicated volunteers whose only goal is to encourage their fellow citizens to legally recognize the inherent value of all human life, including the unborn child,” Listing said. “Our organization will continue its mission through legal means to encourage all to make the choice for life.”

Amber Roseboom will take over for Listing on January 1, 2024. She has served as Vice President of Operations for RLM since July of 2022. She took that role after working more than 20 years in the nation’s capital.

“Our objective at Right to Life is to ensure women who face a possible abortion are presented with the information, tools and practical support that enable them to courageously make another choice – the choice for life,” Roseboom said.