No longer a looming deadline, the Obama Administration’s anti-life, conscience-killing mandate goes into effect today. Your First Amendment guarantee of freedom of conscience is taking a hit, regardless of whether or not your insurance plan is one of the mandate’s August victims. Last year, the Obama Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under […]
“David v. Goliath”: Court grants preliminary injunction to protect family business against the Obama Administration’s conscience-killing mandate.
In a David-versus-Goliath moment this week, a small, family owned business won a pivotal victory against the federal government in a dispute over the Obama Administration’s implementation of the healthcare law. A federal district court granted a preliminary injunction Friday in Newland v. Sebelius, one of the dozens of cases challenging the Obama Administration’s “contraceptive” […]
A Fact Ignored by the WHO
John M. Thorpe, Jr. MD and Clarke Forsythe on what the WHO’s document on preterm births leaves out: Unfortunately, one significant, and modifiable, risk factor for preterm birth was completely ignored by the WHO report: prior termination of pregnancy. There is a large and growing body of scientific data documenting this risk factor for pre-term […]
Chicago Woman’s Tragic Death Underscores Need for Regulation and Oversight of Abortion Industry
The tragic death of 24-year old Tonya Reaves from injuries received during an abortion at a Chicago Planned Parenthood clinic underscores the need for federal and state investigations into the abortion giant, but also highlights the urgent need for abortion clinics to be held to the same medical and regulatory standards as other facilities performing […]
Eighth Circuit accepts argument advanced in AUL amicus brief and upholds South Dakota’s “suicide advisory”
Today in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds, the Eighth Circuit upheld South Dakota’s “suicide advisory”—that portion of its informed consent law requiring that women be informed that there is an increased risk of suicide ideation and suicide following abortion. AUL filed an amicus brief twice—once before the original Eighth Circuit panel, and then again when the […]
NRO on Mississippi’s Last Abortion Facility
Anna Franzonello of AUL wrote about Mississippi’s abortion regulations at The Corner at National Review Online. An excerpt: Last week, the Daily Beast wanted readers to “meet the woman in charge of the last abortion clinic in Mississippi.” Why the introduction to Diane Derzis, who “embraces the moniker” of “abortion queen”? Her clinic was facing closure for […]
AUDIO: Anna Franzonello on Point of View radio
AUL staff counsel Anna Franzonello appeared on the Point of View radio show on July 16. The segment featuring Franzonello starts at the 27:40 mark.
Tweet the Facts about Obamacare and Abortion
Be sure to retweet the tweets below based on information from here. Just click the retweet link on each tweet. Obamacare fails to prohibit use of federal tax $ for abortion, abortion & and abortion-inducing drugs/devices http://t.co/bS29ujMm #prolife — AUL (@AUL) July 16, 2012 Obamacare pretends that the Hyde Amendment protections were enough to prohibit […]
AUL files amicus brief arguing that New Yorkers should be allowed to “Choose Life” on their license plates
“Freedom of speech includes pro-life speech,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-10-12) — Americans United for Life’s legal team filed an amicus curiae brief in the Second Circuit case Children First Foundation v. Fiala, arguing that the state of New York discriminated against the pro-life viewpoint when it refused to issue a “Choose Life” […]
AUL Supports Health and Safety Standards for Women in Virginia
Americans United for Life provided testimony on June 15 before the Virginia State Board of Health in support of groundbreaking clinic regulations to protect the health and safety of women undergoing first trimester abortions in clinics across the state. In 2011, Virginia adopted temporary abortion clinic regulations for any facilities in which five or more […]
AUL Legal Team: Initial Analysis of Supreme Court Ruling in Healthcare
Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In an opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court held that the “individual mandate”—the provision that requires nearly all Americans to purchase insurance or pay a penalty—is permissible under Congress’ tax power. Further, the Court held that the ACA’s dramatic expansion […]
Graphic: Covert Abortion Premium Mandate
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Court Ratifies Landmark Anti-Life Healthcare Law
“Today’s Supreme Court decision ratified a landmark anti-life law, which unfairly forces Americans to pay for abortions – Congress must now take action,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest Washington, D.C. (6-28-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest said that in their decision on HHS v. Florida, the Supreme Court “failed […]
Fourth Circuit: Pregnancy Care Centers should be “afforded the highest levels of First Amendment protection”
Today the Fourth Circuit handed two victories to pregnancy care centers (PCCs) in Maryland, striking draconian ordinances aimed at coercing PCCs into leading women toward abortion. These cases, Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, were argued by AUL ally and advisor Mark […]
AUL’s Denise Burke in The Washington Times on Casey & the Obamacare Ruling
Denise Burke in The Washington Times: The deadline for the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare has nearly arrived. As the nation contemplates the impact of this historic case, the court’s ruling upholding Pennsylvania’s informed-consent and parental-consent requirements in the abortion case Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaches its 20th anniversary. The rhetoric swirling around Planned Parenthood […]
