“Unsafe: America’s Abortion Industry Endangers Women,” tells the story of how the abortion industry bet everything on a strategy of total repeal of the nation’s abortion laws, believing against the evidence that abortion would be safe if it were just made legal. America’s women lost that bet—big time—when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down abortion laws in […]
Americans United for Life Congratulates President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON, DC— Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, released the following statement congratulating President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration: Americans United for Life congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as they are sworn into office. We sincerely hope that President Biden and Vice President […]
Supreme Court Shuts Down Abortion Drugs by Mail
WASHINGTON, DC— The Supreme Court granted the government’s request to reinstate FDA rules protecting the health and safety of women seeking chemical abortion pills. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of abortion doctors sued the FDA in an attempt to send abortion pills by mail without seeing patients in person. One district judge […]
Starting with Community, Family, and the Preservation of Human Life
WASHINGTON, DC— Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, released the following comment regarding the violence surrounding the certification of the Electoral College vote: The political violence witnessed today at our nation’s Capitol underscores the urgency for a total re-calibration of American politics centered on the dignity and flourishing of the […]
Argentina Takes Tragic Step Towards Abortion while Paraguay Leads for Life
WASHINGTON, DC— Katie Glenn, Government Affairs Counsel at Americans United for Life, released the following comment regarding the expansion of abortion in Argentina: Argentina is following the same destructive path the United States did with Roe v. Wade, but thankfully in statute rather than as a matter of constitutional interpretation. Tragically, as they are in […]
Americans United for Life Ranks Arkansas ‘Most Pro-Life State’ and Releases Life List 2021
WASHINGTON, DC—Americans United for Life is proud to present our 2021 Life List, with the state of Arkansas ranked Number One. The AUL Life List is our annual state ranking based on our comprehensive analysis of each state’s law and policy protections for human life from conception to natural death. Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO […]
Abortion Apologist Xavier Becerra Selected to be HHS Secretary
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Joe Biden will nominate Xavier Becerra for the position of Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a career apologist for the multi-million dollar abortion industry, should have no role in America’s public health institutions. Joe […]
States Can Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid, Court Rules
Today, the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting jointly as an en banc court, ruled that individual Planned Parenthood patients do not have legal authority under the Medicaid statute to challenge a state’s decision to disqualify Planned Parenthood affiliates from the Medicaid program. Today’s decision sets up a clear and deep division between the […]
Lincoln Proposal: A Constitutional Vision
This proposal gives the President the opportunity to use his constitutional prerogative to protect the human person.
Big Abortion Loses in Iowa
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement upon Senator Joni Ernst’s re-election: Senator Joni Ernst is a champion for Life, and the voters of the great state of Iowa have rewarded her for her bravery. Senator Ernst has led the fight in Congress to redirect taxpayer funding away from abortion […]
Louisiana’s ‘Love Life Amendment’ to State Constitution Succeeds at the Polls
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement upon the passage of the Love Life Amendment in Louisiana: In 2020 the great state of Louisiana was number one on our annual Life List, making it the most pro-life state in the union. The great news out of this […]
Congratulations to Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court: Americans United for Life congratulates Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. We are confident that Justice Barrett will serve on our nation’s highest Court with distinction. Throughout her confirmation process, Justice Barrett made […]
AUL Brief Urges the Eighth Circuit to Deny Petition for Rehearing in Hopkins v. Jegley
Americans United for Life filed a “friend of the court” brief in Hopkins v. Jegley, arguing that the Eighth Circuit correctly applied the Casey standard when it vacated and remanded the district court’s injunction. In June, the United States Supreme Court handed down a split decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, the Louisiana admitting privileges case. Although Chief Justice Roberts concurred in judgment with […]
2020 State Legislative Sessions Report
Americans United for Life is proud to unveil the 2020 State Legislative Sessions Report, an annual Report on government affairs from America’s leader in life-affirming law and policy. Every election year brings unexpected challenges, but 2020 has truly been a year like no other. While state lawmakers hit the ground running in January, pursuing dozens […]
Americans United for Life Urges the Confirmation Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement on the news of President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court: Amy Coney Barrett is the best and most qualified successor for the iconic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the United States Supreme Court. […]
A Quick Refresher on the Journey to SCOTUS
Are you eagerly anticipating the President’s announcement of his nominee to be the next Justice serving on the Supreme Court of the United States? In case you need a refresher on the process, we’ve created this basic overview for you.
