Americans United for Life Vice President of Legal Affairs Denise Burke noted that the anti-life media once again got their facts wrong in reporting on AUL’s “Pregnant Woman’s Protection Act.” AUL’s groundbreaking model legislation seeks to ensure that a pregnant woman and her unborn child are protected from criminal violence and that her decision to […]
Georgia Child Protection Act Protects Minors from Abuse and Predation, Legislators Say
“Our children must be protected from predatory and abusive behavior,” said former Georgia State Senator Rusty Paul. ATLANTA, GA. (02-23-11) – Americans United for Life Georgia representative Rusty Paul commended two state legislators who are calling on their colleagues to pass “The Child Protection Act,” as a necessary safeguard children to protect Georgia’s children from […]
Yoest Calls Dr. Bernard Nathanson’s Legacy the “Lives Saved Because He Told the Truth About Abortion”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-22-11) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted with sorrow that a true hero of the pro-life movement, Dr. Bernard Nathanson, had died. Dr. Yoest made the following comments about the pivotal pro-life figure, once a premier abortionist who presided over 75,000 abortions and become a founding member […]
AUL Calls for Strong Conscience Clause Protection for Medical Professionals
“No longer should the civil rights of medical professionals be held hostage to political interests,” said Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-18-11) – Americans United for Life president and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted that the Obama Administration had rescinded almost all of the regulation protecting conscience rights for medical professionals – except the provision […]
AUL urges Virginia to opt out of the abortion coverage in President Obama’s health care law
AUL attorney Mary Harned says Virginia has “the legal right to opt out and the absolute support of a majority of Americans.” RICHMOND, VA. – (02-17-11) – Americans United for Life staff counsel Mary Harned testified before the Virginia Senate Committee on Education and Health on Thursday, urging the Commonwealth to opt out of a […]
VIDEO: Pro-Life Panel at CPAC
Below is video of a CPAC panel that Anna Franzonello of AUL participated in on February 11, 2011.
The time to regulate RU-486 is now
“Telemed abortions” have made headlines in the last year, and with that attention AUL has received numerous requests from state legislators and policy groups seeking to curb the practice. While this issue is so “hot,” states have the perfect opportunity to protect women by regulating the provision of abortion-inducing drugs. Abortion Providers Misuse Abortion Drugs […]
Saunders Speech at the United Nations on February 11, 2011
Remarks of William L. Saunders at the Annual Briefing of the DIIFSD during the 49th session of the CSD in New York (United Nations), February 11, 2011: Ladies and Gentlemen – I am pleased to be here today as a representative of those members of civil society who participated in the conference on “Empowerment of […]
VIDEO: Anna Franzonello on Breitbart.TV at CPAC
http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf Anna Franzonello of AUL appeared live on The Stage Right Show on Breitbart.TV on Friday, February 11, 2011 at CPAC in Washington, D.C.
PHOTOS: Expose Planned Parenthood Vigil in Washington
The photographs below are from the Washington, D.C. Vigil for Victims held in conjunction with vigils nationally on February 14, 2011. To see the individual photographs, click here. http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=8330092@N08&set_id=72157626050380350&text=Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Federal Legislation Update
On January 20, 2011, two pieces of legislation that would prohibit the use of federal tax dollars for abortions and abortion coverage were introduced in the House of Representatives. Both bills are scheduled for committee hearings this week. I. H.R. 3: “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” H.R. 3, the “No Taxpayer Funding for […]
Death by Lethal Injection: Abortion Scheme Puts Women at Risk
The abortion industry is certainly prolific in its ability to find new ways to destroy human life. And each “innovation” puts more women at risk. Notorious abortionist, James Pendergraft, now performs a new method of late-term abortion in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The procedure is called a “fetal intra-cardiac injection.” Using a sonogram, the […]
Care Net and AUL Commend Pregnancy Centers for Earning Praise of South Dakota Legislature
“The praise that pregnancy centers are receiving is well-deserved and long-overdue,” says Dr. Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life WASHINGTON, D.C. – Care Net and Americans United for Life joined the South Dakota state legislature today in praising the work of pregnancy centers. The South Dakota House of Representatives and Senate passed a “Resolution […]
