Americans United for Life filed a Supreme Court brief today on behalf of medical and pregnancy center groups, supporting Indiana’s ultrasound viewing option during the informed consent process for women considering abortion. The case, Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, involves an Indiana law requiring that, at the same time that a woman […]
Testimony on Delaware S.B. 19, The Woman’s Ultrasound Right to Know Act
Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On S.B. 19 Submitted to the Senate Sunset Committee March 6, 2019 Dear Chair Lockman and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s oldest and most active pro-life nonprofit advocacy organization. Founded […]
Testimony on Delaware S.B. 21, The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On S.B. 21 Submitted to the Senate Sunset Committee March 6, 2019 Dear Chair Lockman and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s oldest and most active pro-life nonprofit advocacy organization. Founded […]
Testimony on Nevada S.B. 165, Which Aims to Legalize Suicide by Physician
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. on S.B. 165 Opposing S.B. 165, the Controlled Substances to End Patient Life Act Submitted to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee February 22, 2019 Dear Chair Hardy and Honorable Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO […]
HHS rule prohibits Title X funding of abortion
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule requiring that Title X funds may not be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning. Title X explicitly states that no Title X funds “shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.” […]
Pro-Choice Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Late-Term Abortion, Now Permitted in New York
National Survey: “Pro-Choice” Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Late-Term Abortion, Now Permitted in New York Two in three self-identified “pro-choice” Americans oppose abortion in the third trimester, abortion the day before a child is born, and removing medical care for a viable child Today, YouGov, in partnership with Americans United for Life (AUL), released findings from a national survey of 1,145 American […]
Testimony on Connecticut H.B. 7070, involving pro-life pregnancy centers
Written Testimony of Rachel N. Morrison, Esq. On H.B. 7070 Submitted to the Joint Committee on Public Health February 11, 2019 Dear Chair Abrams, Chair Steinberg, and Members of the Committee: My name is Rachel N. Morrison, and I serve as Litigation Counsel at Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and most active pro-life […]
Testimony on New Jersey S.B. 1072, involving suicide by physician
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On S.B. 1072 Submitted to the Committee on Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens February 7, 2019 Dear Chair Vitale and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster and I serve as President and CEO with Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and […]
Testimony on Vermont H. 57, involving expansive pro-abortion measures
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On H. 57 Submitted to the House Committee on Human Services February 6,2019 Dear Chairwoman Pugh and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s original and most active organization advocating for […]
‘To defend the dignity of every person’
President Trump spoke to the importance of life-affirming law in his second State of the Union, declaring: I am … proud to be the first President to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave — so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their newborn child. There could […]
Sen. Ben Sasses’s ‘Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ effort fails
Sen. Ben Sasse introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, which required unanimous consent to move forward. However, Sen. Patty Murray blocked the effort. Kimberly Leonard reports: Senate Democrats on Monday blocked an effort to pass legislation clarifying that babies who survive attempted abortions must receive medical care. Sen. Patty Murray, […]
Sen. Ben Sasse seeks U.S. Senate unanimous consent to Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Sen. Ben Sasse will introduce the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, and has called for a voice vote to pass the measure. Sen. Sasse released the following statement after reintroducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “Everybody loves babies and that love has nothing to do with politics and everything to […]
The leading cause of death in the world is 100 percent preventable
Ronnie Floyd reports that the leading cause of death in the world is 100 percent preventable: If I asked you what the leading cause of death in the world is, I imagine the first answer to pop into your mind would be a disease such as cancer. It wouldn’t be a bad guess — cancer […]
Iowa pursues constitutional amendment protecting life
Iowa legislators are working to ensure that Iowa protects life in a post-Roe environment, and Clarke Forsythe, Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life, weighs in: The amendment would expressly state that the Iowa Constitution “does not secure or protect a right to abortion.” Several … states have deployed the tactic of a constitutional amendment, […]
Catherine Glenn Foster testifies on Montana S.B. 100, involving an ultrasound viewing option
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. President & CEO, Americans United for Life On S.B. 100 Submitted to the House Committee on Human Services February 1, 2019 Dear Chair Regier and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s oldest and […]
Sen. Ben Sasse calls on U.S. Senate to affirm human life post-birth
Sen. Ben Sasse spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate today to announce his expedited introduction of the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” in response to recent comments of Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam in support of post-birth abortion. Sen. Ben Sasse stated bluntly earlier this week that the sort of laws advanced recently by […]
