Was he trying to do this originally through Priests for Life? If so, did the bishops kill the project? If so, that would be troubling. Until we know with certainty, however, we have to assume otherwise in charity.
Of course Law has much pull within the NCCB, and I suspect that Law and Mahoney urged Egan to reign in Fr. Pavone. These guys have no guts for real effective pro-life activism.
(That is a generous assessment. When I'm in a foul mood, I'd say its even worse than a lack of backbone, and borders on a complete inability to address mortal sin by the episcopacy due to rampant homosexual sin within its ranks. The evidence is there, see Roman Catholic Faithful's website. Of course, if it is happening, politicos with access to FBI raw files can use such data to blackmail bishops into silence and undercut the effective ministry of the likes of Fr Pavone. This is hard to hear, but the facts are there regarding the homosexual corruption of the episcopacy.)