Americans United for Life is unsurprised that Planned Parenthood has gone to court to challenge a new Indiana law requiring the reporting of abortion-related complications. The abortion industry has long relied on the lack of comprehensive reporting requirements to bolster their dubious claim that abortion is safe, and laws like this risk exposing the truth […]
Kyle Duncan Confirmed as Fifth Circuit Justice
“The Senate made the right decision this evening in confirming Kyle Duncan to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a Louisiana native and attorney, I have been fortunate enough to see Kyle in action in the courtroom on numerous occasions. Kyle’s decades of experience, his respect for the Constitution, and his scholarly […]
Americans United for Life Urges Supreme Court to Protect States’ Rights
Americans United for Life (AUL) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today supporting the State of Kansas in Andersen v. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri. The petition filed by Kansas asks the Court to review and reverse a Tenth Circuit decision that held States do not have the power to exclude elective abortion […]
CPAC 2018
The AUL team had an amazing time connecting with so many passionate pro-life students, activists, candidates, and legislators from around the country at CPAC over the weekend. It was so encouraging to see how many attendees are serious about defending life. I wanted to share with you my favorite part of the event: getting to see Catherine Glenn […]
Supreme Court Considers the First Amendment and Pregnancy Help Center Rights of Conscience
Although I’ve been in the Supreme Court courtroom many times over the years, Tuesday’s oral argument in NIFLA v. Becerra, the pregnancy center forced speech case, was memorable for several reasons besides the miserable first-day-of-spring weather. (Our CEO Catherine Glenn Foster’s op-ed explaining the case and its importance to the critical life-giving work of pregnancy care […]
Pregnancy Care Centers are winning in the states
Deanna Wallace, Director of Legal Communications In recent weeks the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on NIFLA v. Becerra have drawn media attention to Pregnancy Care Centers (PCC) across the nation, and to their commitment to caring for pregnant women in need. While the court case is obviously in the spotlight right now, big things are also afoot in the legislative sphere. On March 20th, while my AUL colleagues were braving ice and sleet in […]
Holding the Abortion Industry Accountable
Deanna Wallace, Director of Legal Communications In today’s culture, abortion has been marketed to women as a “cure all” solution to unintended pregnancies. Masked by inaccurate and incomplete data on abortion’s safety and efficacy, the true dangers of abortion remain under-reported and all too often ignored. How many women have died from botched abortions? How […]
Hope After Hawaii
As advocates for the legalization of assisted suicide loudly celebrate victory in Hawaii, it would be very easy to become discouraged— but don’t. While Hawaii is certainly a setback that may have potentially fatal consequences for some of the vulnerable citizens of the Aloha State, the broader view of the fight against assisted suicide is […]
Seventh Circuit ruling strips Indiana of ability to protect disabled unborn children
Americans United for Life is disappointed by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge William J. Bauer’s ruling that unborn children diagnosed with disabilities in the womb cannot be protected from fatal discrimination. Indiana and now-Vice President Mike Pence were pioneers in their defense of disabled children, and AUL will continue to fight for the day […]
PA House protects Down Syndrome-diagnosed children
Americans United for Life applauds the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for overwhelmingly voting to pass HB 2050, which protects Down Syndrome-diagnosed children in the womb from disproportionate and deadly discrimination. AUL fights for every human being to be welcomed in life and protected in law, and we hope that more states will be inspired to […]
AUL reaction to Judge Chutkan’s order regarding immigrant youth
Americans United for Life is deeply concerned by the recent judicial activism of a D.C. District Court judge, who ordered the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to promote abortion as a matter of policy. Under the guise of providing “notice” to potential class members in the lawsuit, ORR is forced to advise alien minors—both […]
HB 54, the Terminally Ill: Ending Life Options Bill
Testimony of Bradley N. Kehr, Esq., Government Affairs Counsel, Americans United for Life, on HB 54, the Terminally Ill: Ending Life Options Bill, Regarding Physician-Assisted Suicide, Before the Alaska House Judiciary Committee. Alaska HB-54 Terminally Ill: Ending Life Options Bill Testimony
AUL statement on Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement
House Speaker Paul Ryan has been a champion of pro-life legislation during his tenure as speaker, and his leadership on this issue will be greatly missed. Under Speaker Ryan, the House of Representatives has passed a variety of pro-life legislation, including the codification of the Hyde Amendment, protections for pain-capable unborn children at 5 months, defunding the abortion giant […]
H. 7340, the Reproductive Health Care Act
Testimony of Bradley N. Kehr, Esq., Government Affairs Counsel, Americans United for Life, on H. 7340, the Reproductive Health Care Act, Regarding Enshrining Expansive Abortion Measures into Law, Before the Rhode Island House Committee on Judiciary. AUL Testimony on Rhode Island H7340
H. 7164, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
Testimony of Bradley N. Kehr, Esq., Government Affairs Counsel, Americans United for Life, on H. 7164, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, Before the Rhode Island House Committee on Judiciary. AUL Testimony on Rhode Island H. 7164
AUL’s Born-Alive Infant Protection Act gets hearing in Rhode Island
Today, Americans United for Life’s Government Affairs Counsel Bradley N. Kehr submitted testimony in support of our Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, which is pending in Rhode Island’s House Judiciary Committee. HB 7164 is common-sense legislation requiring that infants born alive during a failed abortion receive appropriate life-saving or life-sustaining medical care and treatment. This legislation was introduced by a bipartisan coalition of three Democratic and one Republican Representatives, which reflects national […]
