If you choose to take the ice bucket challenge, here are three organizations whose work respects the life and integrity of all human life, from the earliest stages:

1. John Paul II Medical Research Institute
540 East Jefferson Street
Suite 305
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-688-7367
http://jp2mri.org/

2. Answer ALS
www.answerals.org/
Initiative started by The Gleason Initiative Foundation (Team Gleason), associated with Steve Gleason, of the New Orleans Saints.

3. Compassionate Care ALS
P.O. Box 1052
West Falmouth, MA 02574
508-444-6775
www.ccals.org/home.php
Does not provide money for any research. Approximately 95-98 percent of their funds go to provide direct services to patients with ALS, their families and/or their caregivers.