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 […]
AUL’s Yoest Celebrates Historic Drop in Abortion, Notes that Cutting-Edge Legislation Advances Life
Adds that the true headline should include a doubling of abortion fatalities WASHINGTON, D.C. (11/23/2012) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called the news of a historic 5% drop in the abortion rate, released by the Centers for Disease Control on the eve of Thanksgiving, “a real cause for giving thanks.” […]
AUL Supports Freedom of Conscience in Two More Cases
AUL has filed two more amicus briefs supporting freedom of conscience and arguing that the Obama Administration’s “HHS mandate,” requiring insurance coverage for “all FDA-approved contraceptives” including so-called “emergency contraceptive” and the abortion-inducing drug ella, is patently unconstitutional. In O’Brien v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a private business and its owner are […]
AUL Files to Protect Religious Freedom in Suit Against Obama Administration
Americans United for Life (AUL) filed a brief today in Nebraska v. Health and Human Services, a case initiated by the state of Nebraska and six other states challenging the Obama Administration’s “HHS Mandate,” which requires that employers provide insurance coverage for all forms of FDA-approved “contraception,” including life-ending drugs and devices classified as “emergency […]
Election Victories: Voters defend life from conception until natural death
Pro-life Americans had reason to celebrate Tuesday night when citizens in several states voted for life in key ballot initiatives: DEFEATED: Massachusetts Q 2 – “Death with Dignity” (Assisted Suicide) Initiative Massachusetts voters rejected an initiative legalizing physician assisted-suicide, protecting vulnerable people facing the end of life. The so-called “Death with Dignity” initiative failed to […]
Pro-Life Round Up: Victories for Life in the 2012 Election
Despite many disappointments in the election results, some victories both at the state and federal level were gained for pro-life voters, underscoring that efforts to ensure everyone is welcomed in life and defended in law will persevere. Of particular note, voters ensured that the House of Representatives maintained its pro-life majority, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) […]
Yoest profiled in New York Times Magazine
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of AUL is profiled in the New York Times Magazine. An excerpt: One day in the spring, I went with Charmaine Yoest, head of Americans United for Life, a pro-life advocacy group, to meet two of her five kids at a Barnes & Noble near her office in Washington. […]
7th Circuit Provides Guidance for Defunding Abortion Providers
Critics of the Seventh Circuit’s decision blocking the heart of an Indiana law that sought to defund abortion providers (including Planned Parenthood) are overlooking a silver lining in the opinion. The court held—in no uncertain terms—that withholding public funds from abortion providers, regardless of whether those funds are used for abortion-related services, does not necessarily […]
8 More Reason to Watch Election Returns: Initiatives Across the Country
While most pro-life Americans are understandably focused on the Presidential election and key Congressional races, citizens in several states will also vote on life-related ballot initiatives on November 6th. Below is a summary of these initiatives, and why they are important. Florida Amendment 6 – “Florida Abortion Amendment” Florida Amendment 6 includes two provisions. First, […]
CitizenLink on Virginia legislation banning sex-selective abortions
From CitizenLink: A Virginia legislator introduced a bill earlier this month that if passed would make Virginia the fifth state to enact a sex-selective abortion law, according to Americans United for Life (AUL), a national pro-life organization based in Washington D.C. This kind of bill reinforces the fact that sex discrimination has no place in […]
Yoest at NRO on the debate
Dr. Charmaine Yoest wrote the following at National Review Online: Tonight the president did his best to work Planned Parenthood into every question; I stopped counting after he worked it into the debate the third time. The challenge is that, in general, the group has high approval ratings. This is because many people don’t know […]
Saunders at Fellowship of Catholic Scholars meeting
AUL’s Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Bill Saunders, spoke at the annual meeting of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars recently at an event designed to consider religious liberty. Saunders spoke about current threats to freedom of conscience at the state and national level, which is well illustrated by the events surrounding the passage and […]
AUL files amicus brief challenging HHS mandate
Today, Americans United for Life’s legal team filed an amicus curiae brief in the case of Wheaton College; Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius, in the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College filed lawsuits in 2011 and 2012 (respectively) challenging the Obama Administration’s “HHS mandate,” which […]
AUL files amicus brief supporting Arizona’s 20-week abortion limitation
This week AUL filed a brief on behalf of national medical organizations, including the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS), supporting Arizona’s law limiting abortion at and after 20 weeks gestation. In 2012, the State of Arizona became the first state to enact AUL’s “Women’s Health Protection Act,” a limitation on abortion at/after 20 […]
The Oral Arguments in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton
Today, October 11, 2012, is the 40th anniversary of the re-arguments (the second round of oral arguments) in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the infamous Supreme Court decisions that led to America’s abortion policy. And a tragic precursor to a larger anniversary indeed, as in January the United States prepares to inaugurate a […]
Alaska Parental Notice Law Upheld, Minors Finally Protected After 15-Year Battle
After 15 years of protracted legal wrangling, Alaska’s parental notice law has been upheld and Planned Parenthood has failed in its attempt to place its financial bottom line and radical political ideology over the health and welfare of minor girls and their families. In Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. State of Alaska, the […]
