By Denise Burke Originally published in The Daily Caller on January 10, 2017. Today’s legal abortion clinics are the true “back alleys” of abortion mythology. And more than four decades after Roe v. Wade, hundreds of disreputable abortion providers are hoping that the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision invalidating Texas’ abortion patient safety law gives them […]
Americans United for Life Celebrates President Trump’s Revival of the Mexico City Policy
“Real healthcare respects life,” said AUL’s Acting President Clarke Forsythe. “America’s international aid should affirm life, rather than export abortion.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (01-23-17) – Following news of President Trump re-instituting the “Mexico City Policy,” Americans United for Life Acting President and Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe issued the following statement: “The example of America as a shining city […]
Americans United for Life Says Estimate that Abortions Reduced Is Evidence of the Impact of Pro-Life Laws
“Research has shown that life-affirming laws do have an impact on lowering the number of abortions, and with all the life-affirming laws passed by the States since 2010, we have a reason to celebrate,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. WASHNGTON, D.C. (01-17-17) – “The news that there may be fewer abortions taking place in the United States is a great start […]
Report: Abortion Industry Routinely Offers Women Grisly, Unsanitary Facilities
By Deanna Wallace Originally published in The Federalist on December 13, 2016. For me, the fight for abortion clinic standards started with a name: Deanna Bell. I will never forget the moment I first saw her name on a list of women who had died from “safe,” legal abortion. I felt an immediate connection to this […]
Lie of the Year: Abortion Clinics Are Safe
By Denise Burke Originally published in the National Review Online on December 13, 2016. For more than four decades, the abortion industry has engaged in an unrelenting and corrupt crusade to force a regime of unapologetic, unregulated, and unrestricted abortion-on-demand on an unwilling American public. In pursuit of this goal, abortion advocates have repeatedly advanced misinformation […]
AUL Says News that Increased Sales of Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drugs “Bad News” for Women
“We know that women have experienced serious complications, including death, when given dangerous chemical abortion drugs,” said AUL’s Anna Paprocki. WASHINGTON, D.C. (11-01-16) – “Today’s reports that sales of dangerous drugs inducing chemical abortions is on the rise represents bad news for women, who face sometimes severe health risks from the abortion drugs given to women to end their […]
Planned Parenthood Turns 100:Did You Know that Planned Parenthood is Abortion Inc.?
#PPisAbortionInc #100YearsOfAbuse #AbortionHarmsWomen “From a troubling birth as an organization committed to reducing ‘undesirable’ populations, to a billion dollar business today as the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood’s legacy as Abortion Inc. is disturbing and worsening,” said AUL’s Anna Paprocki. “Do you know how Planned Parenthood makes its money?” MEDIA ADVISORY: To set up […]
#100YearsOfAbuse: Pro-life Groups to Counter Planned Parenthood’s Deception Campaign
National pro-life groups rally grassroots to expose the truth about America’s largest abortion business ahead of its 100th Anniversary” WASHINGTON, D.C. (10-12-16) — A coalition of pro-life groups will launch a social media campaign this week ahead of the 100-year anniversary of Planned Parenthood on October 16. The #100YearsOfAbuse effort will expose Planned Parenthood’s systematic destruction of […]
AUL Urges HHS to Protect Low-Income Women by Rejecting Big Abortion Funding Rule
“It is shameful that the Obama Administration would choose to put the financial interests of the abortion industry above authentic healthcare and the law,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “Low-income women deserve better.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (10-06-16) — Americans United for Life filed a comment today urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reject […]
Americans United for Life Salutes Phyllis Schlafly
“Her contribution to empowering women to choose life will continue to impact future generations,” said Americans United for Life’s Clarke Forsythe. “Her passing is a loss to us all.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (09-06-16) – Americans United for Life Acting President and Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe called the passing of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly “a loss to […]
Americans United for Life says “Consider the Source” as Abortion Advocates Release Study on Ohio Chemical Abortion Law
“When the tobacco industry sponsored ‘studies’ finding their products did no harm, people responded skeptically,” noted AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “This study from abortion industry advocates needs to be met with those same reservations.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-30-16) – “A new study by abortion industry advocates released today should be met with the same skepticism we would […]
States Push Back Against Abortion Industry Abuses to Protect Taxpayers and to Deal Humanely with the Unborn — Key trends in 2016 State Legislative Sessions, reports Americans United for Life
In 2016, 43 states considered over 360 measures related to abortion, fighting for the most vulnerable, encouraging in an election year and when all not in session. WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-15-16) – Americans United for Life released the 2016 State Sessions report today, which examines victories and set backs in the last legislative session on the LIFE […]
Video: Defending Life for 45 Years
Established as the first national pro-life legal organization in the country, Americans United for Life (AUL) was founded two years before Roe v. Wade was decided, anticipating fomenting legal threats to life and organizing to confront them. Learn more about how we work to protect life. To continue our life-saving work, AUL relies exclusively upon […]
Americans United for Life applauds Pro-Life Advocates for Filing Lawsuit to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Illinois Healthcare Providers and Patients
“The abortion industry has moved from ‘choice’ to coercion, actively manipulating the law to force pro-life people to comply with their deadly agenda,” said AUL’s Acting President Clarke Forsythe. “AUL applauds today’s lawsuit in Illinois, against an industry that harms both women and their unborn children.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-05-15) – Pro-life advocates filed a lawsuit today to defend […]
AUL Condemns Planned Parenthood’s Push to Keep Profits High and Standards Low in Campaign Underway in Eight States
“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 […]
