National Survey: “Pro-Choice” Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Late-Term Abortion, Now Permitted in New York Two in three self-identified “pro-choice” Americans oppose abortion in the third trimester, abortion the day before a child is born, and removing medical care for a viable child Today, YouGov, in partnership with Americans United for Life (AUL), released findings from a national survey of 1,145 American […]
Testimony on Connecticut H.B. 7070, involving pro-life pregnancy centers
Written Testimony of Rachel N. Morrison, Esq. On H.B. 7070 Submitted to the Joint Committee on Public Health February 11, 2019 Dear Chair Abrams, Chair Steinberg, and Members of the Committee: My name is Rachel N. Morrison, and I serve as Litigation Counsel at Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and most active pro-life […]
Testimony on New Jersey S.B. 1072, involving suicide by physician
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On S.B. 1072 Submitted to the Committee on Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens February 7, 2019 Dear Chair Vitale and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster and I serve as President and CEO with Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and […]
Testimony on Vermont H. 57, involving expansive pro-abortion measures
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. On H. 57 Submitted to the House Committee on Human Services February 6,2019 Dear Chairwoman Pugh and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s original and most active organization advocating for […]
‘To defend the dignity of every person’
President Trump spoke to the importance of life-affirming law in his second State of the Union, declaring: I am … proud to be the first President to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave — so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their newborn child. There could […]
Sen. Ben Sasses’s ‘Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ effort fails
Sen. Ben Sasse introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, which required unanimous consent to move forward. However, Sen. Patty Murray blocked the effort. Kimberly Leonard reports: Senate Democrats on Monday blocked an effort to pass legislation clarifying that babies who survive attempted abortions must receive medical care. Sen. Patty Murray, […]
Sen. Ben Sasse seeks U.S. Senate unanimous consent to Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Sen. Ben Sasse will introduce the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, and has called for a voice vote to pass the measure. Sen. Sasse released the following statement after reintroducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “Everybody loves babies and that love has nothing to do with politics and everything to […]
The leading cause of death in the world is 100 percent preventable
Ronnie Floyd reports that the leading cause of death in the world is 100 percent preventable: If I asked you what the leading cause of death in the world is, I imagine the first answer to pop into your mind would be a disease such as cancer. It wouldn’t be a bad guess — cancer […]
Iowa pursues constitutional amendment protecting life
Iowa legislators are working to ensure that Iowa protects life in a post-Roe environment, and Clarke Forsythe, Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life, weighs in: The amendment would expressly state that the Iowa Constitution “does not secure or protect a right to abortion.” Several … states have deployed the tactic of a constitutional amendment, […]
Catherine Glenn Foster testifies on Montana S.B. 100, involving an ultrasound viewing option
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. President & CEO, Americans United for Life On S.B. 100 Submitted to the House Committee on Human Services February 1, 2019 Dear Chair Regier and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s oldest and […]
Sen. Ben Sasse calls on U.S. Senate to affirm human life post-birth
Sen. Ben Sasse spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate today to announce his expedited introduction of the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” in response to recent comments of Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam in support of post-birth abortion. Sen. Ben Sasse stated bluntly earlier this week that the sort of laws advanced recently by […]
Testimony on Vermont H.B. 57, involving expansive pro-abortion measures
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. President & CEO, Americans United for Life On H.B. 57 Submitted to the House Committee on Human Services January 30, 2019 Dear Chairwoman Pugh and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and most […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam advocates abortion for women in labor and optional post-birth care
“If a mother is in labor … the infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and mother…”
Catherine Glenn Foster testifies on New Mexico H.B. 51, involving removal of criminal abortion and rights of conscience protections
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, offered testimony this morning in Santa Fe, New Mexico on the subject of HB 51. New Mexico’s HB 51 is anti-life legislation that would strip rights of conscience from New Mexico statutes, leaving healthcare professionals unprotected in law, while removing provisions for meaningful oversight […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York ‘Reproductive Health Act’ enshrines abortion extremism
As Americans mark the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s tragic Roe v. Wade decision, the fundamentalist decision which imposed abortion-on-demand and without restriction as the law of the land, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has opted to sign legislation making New York perhaps the most life-hostile state in the nation. In signing the so-called […]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker makes Illinois one of most regressive states on right to life
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order making Illinois one of the most regressive states in America on the right to life. Gov. Pritzker’s executive order mandates a review of all state employee group health insurance plans to secure or expand abortion interests. Gov. Pritzker appeared at a press conference at Planned Parenthood […]
