“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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
AUL Commends South Carolina for Limiting Deadly Late-term Abortions
“South Carolina took a courageous stand to protect women’s health and safety in limiting abortion at a point at which the risks of an already dangerous procedure increase for women,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. MEDIA ADVISORY: AUL Legal Experts Available for Comment WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-26-16) – Americans United for Life Acting President and Senior Counsel Clarke […]
AUL Will Continue Fight to Protect Conscience as Supreme Court Returns Challenges Brought By Religious Nonprofits to Lower Courts
“Today’s decision implicitly recognizes that the Obama Administration does not need to violate the First Amendment and hijack the health insurance plans of pro-life Americans to push life-ending drugs,” said Clarke D. Forsythe, Acting President and Senior Counsel of Americans United for Life. WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-16-16) In a three-page per curium opinion issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated […]
AUL Will Continue Fight to Protect Conscience as Supreme Court Returns Challenges Brought By Religious Nonprofits to Lower Courts
“Today’s decision implicitly recognizes that the Obama Administration does not need to violate the First Amendment and hijack the health insurance plans of pro-life Americans to push life-ending drugs,” said Clarke D. Forsythe, Acting President and Senior Counsel of Americans United for Life. WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-16-16) In a three-page per curium opinion issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated […]
AUL Applauds U.S. House Investigation Into Possible Illegal Profiteering from Trafficking in Human Remains of Unborn Infants, Notes 6 Possible Violations of Law
“This Congressional investigation is right on track. Abundant probable cause supports the Congressional investigation in whether Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry’s trafficking in the remains of unborn children violates federal law,” said AUL attorney Anna Paprocki. WASHINGTON, D.C. (04-19-16) – “U.S. law requires that the mortal remains of human beings be treated with respect. […]
Abortionists Are Criminals, Women Aren’t
Clarke D. Forsythe, acting president of Americans United for Life, explain in an op-ed for the L.A. Times that abortionists are criminals, women aren’t: In his latest gambit to capture the news cycle, Donald Trump said Wednesday that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who abort. (His Director of Retractions shortly […]
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AUL’s 29th Obamacare Brief Defends Freedom of Conscience as Supreme Court Hears Case
“Federal law and the Constitution prohibit the Obama Administration’s attempt to bully nuns who care for the elderly poor by forcing them to buy life-ending devices they don’t want or face the punishing hand of government” said AUL attorney Evangeline Bartz. MEDIA ADVISORY: AUL Legal Experts Available for Comment WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-23-16) – Americans United for […]
AUL Calls on the Senate To Hold the Line Against Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
“Judge Merrick Garland is President Obama’s pro-abortion pick to tempt some Republicans to act now to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. MEDIA ADVISORY: AUL Legal Experts Available for Comment WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-16-16) – Americans United for Life Senior Counsel and Acting President Clarke Forsythe called on the U.S. Senate to […]
AUL Calls on Senate to Highlight Health Risks of Abortion for Women and Their Unborn Children As Senate Considers Historic Bill
“For too long, an under supervised, rarely accountable abortion industry has hidden behind political allies and failed to protect women from abortion’s many risks,” said AUL attorney Anna Paprocki. WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-15-16) – As the Senate Judiciary Committee considers an historic bill to limit abortion at 5 months, when abortion’s risks to women increase and when […]
AUL urges Senate to Hold the Line and Allow Next President to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
“Given President Obama’s pro-abortion litmus test, his nominee will prohibit the states from passing health and safety regulations and leave women completely unprotected from substandard providers and clinics,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. MEDIA ADVISORY: AUL Legal Experts Available for Comment WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-10-16) – In a letter to members of the U.S. Senate, Americans United for Life […]
