Marie Smith is the Founder and Director of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI), a global outreach of the Gospel of Life Ministries that seeks to advance respect for life from conception to natural death through law and policy. She is a frequent speaker at pro-life conferences in the U.S. and internationally, and has engaged in pro-life advocacy for over 40 years. She is a Special Representative to the United Nations for Priests for Life, which has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the UN. Marie was the co-recipient of the 2014 Evangelium Vitae Medal from Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture and was a recipient of the 2009-2010 Life Prizes Award in recognition of her efforts to protect women and children around the world from the violence of abortion. She is the mother of four children and grandmother of three.
