“Once again, Planned Parenthood is in court, fighting against requirements for high quality care for women, willing to invest in attorneys’ fees, but not in women’s health,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “They seem to be reading Monday’s decision from the Supreme Court as giving them a blank check.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-30-16) – Following news that […]
AUL Calls on Washington State to Repeal Discriminatory Rule Designed to Punish Pharmacists Who Respect Unborn Life
“Despite this missed opportunity to correct an unconstitutional abuse of power, the Washington State rule that punishes pharmacists and pharmacy owners who respect unborn life can and should be immediately repealed,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “Justice Alito is correct, when he wrote that the Court’s refusal to review this discriminatory rule is an ominous sign […]
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Health and Safety Standards for Abortion Clinics; AUL says Fight to Protect Women from Predatory Abortion Industry Continues
“In striking down these commonsense requirements, the Supreme Court has essentially accepted the abortion industry’s argument that it should be allowed to keep its profits high and patient care standards low,” said Clarke D. Forsythe, Acting President of Americans United for Life. WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-27-16) – “Women lost today as the Supreme Court sides with […]
Is Roe v. Wade unraveling?
In 2013, a federal judge surveyed the state of abortion practice in Alabama, pointing out that the medical profession had abandoned abortion, that almost no doctors did them, and that providers who did were flown in from out of state or out of the country. The judge had stumbled on some of the reasons that […]
Video: Clarke Forsythe on Abortion and the Constitution
On June 27, Clarke Forsythe, acting president and senior counsel for Americans United for Life, participated in a discussion by the National Constitution Center on the topic “Abortion And The Constitution: What You Need To Know.”
Supreme Court Set To Determine Future of Abortion Industry
Media Advisory: Contact Americans United for Life for Analysis of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt when Case Announced WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-21-16) – In advance of the potentially ground-breaking, life-related case before the Supreme Court, Americans United for Life Vice President of Legal Affairs Denise Burke detailed the issues at stake for women in an op-ed […]
Americans United for Life Details What a President must do to Protect Human Life in Advance of Trump Meeting with Conservatives
AUL’s Clarke D. Forsythe discusses Pro-Life Agenda at National Review WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-20-16) – In advance of the much publicized meeting between conservatives and presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump set for Tuesday, Americans United for Life Senior Counsel and Acting President Clarke Forsythe described top pro-initiatives that a pro-life president should work to enact, […]
How the Next President Can Protect Human Life
When Donald Trump commented that “the laws are set” on abortion, he articulated a profound misunderstanding of the legal realities of the issue and the impact they will have on the next president of the United States. The laws on abortion have not been “set” since the Supreme Court nationalized the issue with its 1973 […]
AUL Team of Experts Available to Discuss Health and Safety Standards Being Debated in Texas Abortion Case as Supreme Court Prepares to Announce Decision
What’s At Stake: States’ Ability to Protect Health and Safety of Women in Abortion Clinics from Dangerous Conditions and Practitioners “Consistently, the abortion industry invests in lawyers to avoid investing in safeguards designed to protect women from dangerous conditions and substandard providers found behind the closed doors of abortion clinics,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. WASHINGTON, […]
The Unhealthy State of Abortion Statistics
By John M. Thorp Jr. and Clarke D. Forsythe Originally published in the Washington Times on March 26, 2015 Abortion advocates in Congress and in state legislatures claim that abortions are “safe.” Yet numerous, long-standing problems at the state and federal level illustrate that the abortion data collection and reporting system in the United States […]
