A Christmas message from Dr. Charmaine Yoest: As I celebrate Christmas together with my family this year, I remember the words of 19th century poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow whose song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” begins, “I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the […]
Business Week on Judge Bork & AUL
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: In June 2010, Bork spoke on a conference call for reporters against the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan. She was an activist, he said, with the “inflated dreams” of a young lawyer. She had no experience on the bench. She lacked a “mature” view of the law. Americans United for Life, an […]
AUL Celebrates Win in Colleges’ Legal Challenge to Obamacare’s Life-ending Drug Mandate
“The U.S. Court of Appeals recognized that violating people’s First Amendment Freedom of Conscience is wrong,” noted AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest, from last week’s oral arguments. WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-19-12) – AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called this week’s ruling in legal challenges filed by Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College “a warning shot […]
AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest calls Judge Robert Bork “a great legal mind and substantive scholar who framed and challenged the issues of our day”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-19-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, said that the news of Judge Robert Bork’s passing “was met with great sorrow by the legal team of AUL. We greatly respect the significance of Judge Bork’s legal contribution, and we have benefited from his generosity of spirit.” Dr. Yoest made the […]
Americans United for Life Celebrates Win for Illinois Conscience Rights in Case AUL Championed Since 2005
“This decision has dramatic implications for all people of faith who object to being forced to throw aside their convictions to support an anti-life agenda,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-11-12) – After seven years in court, the decision by the Illinois Attorney General not to file an appeal in Morr-Fitz vs. Quinn means […]
AUL and Illinois Pharmacists Strike a Blow for First Amendment Freedom of Conscience
Click here for AUL’s news release on this subject. A coercive mandate requiring Illinois pharmacists to choose between exercising their First Amendment freedoms and protecting their careers and their families’ livelihoods has been finally been defeated. In June 2005, AUL attorneys filed a legal challenge on behalf of Illinois pharmacists Luke Vander Bleek and Glenn […]
VIDEO: Maxon’s speech at media briefing
Last week, AUL’s Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Counsel Jeanneane Maxon spoke at a prestigious media briefing on the impact of 40 years of extreme abortion policies on American culture.
Life News on the CRPD
William Saunders and Kelsey Hazzard wrote a piece at LifeNews.com om the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. An excerpt: With the news media dominated by grim coverage of the fiscal cliff, you may have missed some good news. Last week, the United States was faced with a cliff that it did not […]
Senate Takes AUL’s position on Treaty that would Promote Abortions Internationally
This week the U.S. Senate rejected the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a treaty that could have resulted in U.S. involvement in promoting abortion internationally and setting up a fallback abortion-guarantee for the day Roe v. Wade is reversed. During the various stages of debate, Americans United for Life argued against ratification […]
Americans United for Life Leaders head to Richmond, Virginia, for Free Speech Case Arguments in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
“Forcing pregnancy care centers to post a Scarlet Letter disclaimer is a violation of their free speech and conscience rights,” says AUL President, Dr. Charmaine Yoest RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (12/6/12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest and members of AUL’s team will be in Richmond on Thursday for the Fourth Circuit […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Decision Places Women’s Health and Lives at Risk
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today overturned an Oklahoma law intended to ensure the safe use of abortion-inducing drugs, such as RU-486. The law, enacted in 2011 and based upon an AUL model, simply required that abortion providers administer the drugs in the manner approved by the FDA. The state’s interest in enacting such a law […]
AUL’s Maxon says 40 years of Abortion Harms Women and Girls “physically, mentally and even socially by telling them to deny their true potential”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (12-04-12) – At a prestigious media briefing on the impact of 40 years of extreme abortion policies on American culture, Americans United for Life Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Counsel Jeanneane Maxon noted that the people most hurt by the radical abortion policies of the United States have been women and […]
Planned Parenthood loses again: Sixth Circuit refuses once more to strike down Ohio’s regulation of RU-486
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today denied Planned Parenthood’s request that the court revisit its prior decision in Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio v. DeWine, upholding Ohio’s regulation of RU-486. In October, the Sixth Circuit rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to a 2004 Ohio law which requires that abortion providers dispense RU-486 only in the manner […]
Omaha World-Herald on Kansas abortion legislation
Omaha World-Herald Greg Schleppenbach, a lobbyist with the Nebraska Catholic Conference, and Suzanne Gage, director of Americans United for Life Nebraska, said they want to try again to get legal protection for health care providers who refuse to provide care based on religious, moral or ethical objections. But both said they would support efforts to […]
Baptist Press on maternal mortality
Baptist Press More than 400 women have died from legal abortions since 1973, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that also shows the number of abortions fell by 5 percent in 2009. The CDC reported Nov. 21 there were 403 deaths related to legal abortions through 2008, the most recent […]
Washington Times on Pro-Life Victories in 2012
Dan McConchie wrote a piece for The Washington Times As 2012 draws to a close, it is that time of year when we take stock of what we’ve accomplished and look ahead to the future. For pro-life Americans, the victories are numerous, and despite the November election, the outlook is bright. In 2010, we saw […]
