Most people, when they think of healthcare, imagine a system that respects, protects, and extends life. Sadly, Obamacare fails to meet Americans’ fundamental expectations for their healthcare. It even mislabels life-ending drugs and devices as “contraception,” and turns the force of law against those who did not want to harm unborn life directly or pay […]
AUL Attorney Tells Colorado Lawmakers to Respect Women with Complete Medical Information
“Strong informed consent requirements manifest both a trust in women and a justified concern for their welfare,” said AUL’s Denise Burke. WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-09-17) – “Women are more than capable of making an informed choice and deserve the benefit of all available information, especially when a life is on the line,” said Americans United for […]
Americans United for Life Celebrates President Trump’s Revival of the Mexico City Policy
“Real healthcare respects life,” said AUL’s Acting President Clarke Forsythe. “America’s international aid should affirm life, rather than export abortion.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (01-23-17) – Following news of President Trump re-instituting the “Mexico City Policy,” Americans United for Life Acting President and Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe issued the following statement: “The example of America as a shining city […]
Americans United for Life Says Estimate that Abortions Reduced Is Evidence of the Impact of Pro-Life Laws
“Research has shown that life-affirming laws do have an impact on lowering the number of abortions, and with all the life-affirming laws passed by the States since 2010, we have a reason to celebrate,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. WASHNGTON, D.C. (01-17-17) – “The news that there may be fewer abortions taking place in the United States is a great start […]
AUL Says News that Increased Sales of Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drugs “Bad News” for Women
“We know that women have experienced serious complications, including death, when given dangerous chemical abortion drugs,” said AUL’s Anna Paprocki. WASHINGTON, D.C. (11-01-16) – “Today’s reports that sales of dangerous drugs inducing chemical abortions is on the rise represents bad news for women, who face sometimes severe health risks from the abortion drugs given to women to end their […]
Planned Parenthood Turns 100:Did You Know that Planned Parenthood is Abortion Inc.?
#PPisAbortionInc #100YearsOfAbuse #AbortionHarmsWomen “From a troubling birth as an organization committed to reducing ‘undesirable’ populations, to a billion dollar business today as the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood’s legacy as Abortion Inc. is disturbing and worsening,” said AUL’s Anna Paprocki. “Do you know how Planned Parenthood makes its money?” MEDIA ADVISORY: To set up […]
#100YearsOfAbuse: Pro-life Groups to Counter Planned Parenthood’s Deception Campaign
National pro-life groups rally grassroots to expose the truth about America’s largest abortion business ahead of its 100th Anniversary” WASHINGTON, D.C. (10-12-16) — A coalition of pro-life groups will launch a social media campaign this week ahead of the 100-year anniversary of Planned Parenthood on October 16. The #100YearsOfAbuse effort will expose Planned Parenthood’s systematic destruction of […]
AUL Urges HHS to Protect Low-Income Women by Rejecting Big Abortion Funding Rule
“It is shameful that the Obama Administration would choose to put the financial interests of the abortion industry above authentic healthcare and the law,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “Low-income women deserve better.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (10-06-16) — Americans United for Life filed a comment today urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reject […]
Americans United for Life says “Consider the Source” as Abortion Advocates Release Study on Ohio Chemical Abortion Law
“When the tobacco industry sponsored ‘studies’ finding their products did no harm, people responded skeptically,” noted AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “This study from abortion industry advocates needs to be met with those same reservations.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-30-16) – “A new study by abortion industry advocates released today should be met with the same skepticism we would […]
AUL Condemns Planned Parenthood’s Push to Keep Profits High and Standards Low in Campaign Underway in Eight States
“Once again, Planned Parenthood is in court, fighting against requirements for high quality care for women, willing to invest in attorneys’ fees, but not in women’s health,” said AUL’s Clarke Forsythe. “They seem to be reading Monday’s decision from the Supreme Court as giving them a blank check.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-30-16) – Following news that […]
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Health and Safety Standards for Abortion Clinics; AUL says Fight to Protect Women from Predatory Abortion Industry Continues
“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 […]
Is Roe v. Wade unraveling?
In 2013, a federal judge surveyed the state of abortion practice in Alabama, pointing out that the medical profession had abandoned abortion, that almost no doctors did them, and that providers who did were flown in from out of state or out of the country. The judge had stumbled on some of the reasons that […]
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 […]
How the Next President Can Protect Human Life
When Donald Trump commented that “the laws are set” on abortion, he articulated a profound misunderstanding of the legal realities of the issue and the impact they will have on the next president of the United States. The laws on abortion have not been “set” since the Supreme Court nationalized the issue with its 1973 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Video: Clarke Forsythe on PBS NewsHour discussing abortion clinic regulations
Clarke Forsythe, acting president and senior counsel for Americans United for Life joined PBS NewsHour on March 3, 2016 to discuss the need for medical regulation of abortion clinics.
Abortion Industry Would Rather Invest Money in Lawyers than Women’s Health
“Seeking to keep profits high and standards low has motivated the abortion industry for years,” noted AUL’s Denise Burke. “It’s time to put women’s health and safety first.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-02-16) – Americans United for Life, the nation’s leading advocate for protecting women’s health through commonsense legislation, and co-counsel with The Bioethics Defense Fund in an […]
AUL Represents State Legislators in Historic Supreme Court Case, Fights to Protect Health and Safety Standards for Women Vulnerable to Abortion Industry Abuses
“At every turn, the abortion industry fights health and safety standards that offer real protection to women, going to court to keep profits high and standards low,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-03-16) – Americans United for Life, the nation’s leading advocate of protecting women’s health through commonsense legislation, filed an amicus curie […]
New Number One State Tops AUL’s “Life List” for Protecting Mothers and Infants from Abortion Industry Abuses
Americans United for Life Releases 11th Edition of Defending Life to Equip Legislators in 2016 Session, Predicts Trends (Click to enlarge) WASHINGTON, D.C. (01-12-16) – This year’s prestigious Americans United for Life’s “Life List” a ranking of the 50 states based on how well they protect life in law has a new number one, announced […]
