{"id":331924,"date":"2025-05-27T13:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=331924"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:17:47","slug":"phil-robertson-pro-life-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/phil-robertson-pro-life-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Robertson, reality star and pro-life advocate, has died at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phil Robertson, the outspoken Christian pro-lifer who rose to fame after starring in the Duck Dynasty reality TV series, has died<\/a> at 79 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last year.<\/p>\n

Robertson was an avid duck hunter who, in 1973, founded Duck Commander, offering more realistic duck calls for hunters and eventually creating everything from hunting gear to lifestyle products. The success eventually led to the A&E series Duck Dynasty, which made the Robertson family internationally famous.<\/p>\n

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In addition to their hunting gear company and over-the-top beards, Robertson and his family were notable because most are outspoken about their Christian faith and are openly pro-life<\/a>, following the example of their patriarch.<\/p>\n

Robertson’s younger days were full of alcohol, drugs, and casual sex before finding his faith, and he tried to use his fame to educate others, including on abortion, which he ardently opposed.<\/p>\n

In a speech to Prestonwood Pregnancy Center in Texas, he spoke<\/a> of how his generation normalized abortion and the devastating effects it had on our culture. \u201cYou can only run sex, drugs, and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll so far. The bottom line is, what came out of that movement is what you\u2019re now witnessing. They had little innocent names; they called us \u2018hippies\u2019 and \u2018flower children,'” he said. “That movement lured 60 million babies out of their mothers\u2019 wombs. What came out of that are universities that take our children and warp their minds \u2013 the ungodliness is literally rampant. All of the diseases that go with immorality, all of that stuff came out of my generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also spoke about abortion in a 2014 speech<\/a> at the Outdoor Extravaganza at the CenturyLink Center, before thousands of outdoor and hunting enthusiasts. Speaking about the need to vote responsibly, he said, \u201cIf the dude or woman is for ripping human fetuses out of their mother\u2019s womb, don\u2019t ever vote for that. Don\u2019t ever say \u2018yes\u2019 to that. It\u2019s terrible.”<\/p>\n

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