Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, M.A., J.D. Submitted to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee On S. 160“The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” April 9, 2019 Hon. Lindsey O. Graham, ChairmanHon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking MemberHonorable Members United States SenateCommittee on the Judiciary224 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-6275 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: I am deeply privileged to testify today […]
Testimony on Oregon S.B. 579, Relating to Legal Forms of Suicide
Written Testimony of Bobby Schindler, M.S. On S.B. 579Submitted to the Senate Judiciary CommitteeApril 5, 2019 Dear Chair and Members of the Committee: My name is Bobby Schindler, and I serve as President of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network. I submit this testimony on behalf of that organization as well as Americans United […]
Maryland’s ‘End of Life Options Act,’ intended to permit suicide by physician, is defeated
Americans United for Life is grateful to Maryland leaders and advocates for life for the recent defeat of the so-called “End of Life Options Act,” a bill which would have permitted state-endorsed suicide by physician in Maryland, threatened the lives of vulnerable persons, and corroded the rights of conscience of medical providers. Unfortunately, the “End […]
Testimony on Rhode Island H.B. 5555, Regarding Physician Assisted Suicide
Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, M.A., J.D. On H.B. 5555 Submitted to the House Health, Education and Welfare Committee March 27, 2019 Dear Chair McNamara and Honorable 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 active […]
Americans United for Life applauds the enforcement of federal law prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to finance global abortion activists
Americans United for Life applauds today’s actions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to protect vulnerable life. Secretary Pompeo announced that, regarding the Mexico City Policy, foreign assistance will no longer be given to NGOs that provide assistance to other groups in the global abortion industry. This change eliminates the potential for backdoor funding of abortion. Secretary […]
New Jersey set to permit suicide by physician
Despite the New Jersey legislature’s approval of suicide by physician, and the stated intention of Governor Phil Murphy to sign suicide by physician into New Jersey law, Americans United for Life underscores the good news that more states have acted to affirmatively protect their citizens from suicide by physician over the past 20 years than […]
