Pro-life feminist Deanna Wallace: ‘I march for the unwanted’
Americans United for Life Director of Legal Communications Deanna Wallace in a column in USA Today recounts why every year she participates in the March for Life, an annual event that gathers people from all backgrounds to urge our lawmakers to uphold the dignity of our littlest members: unborn children. Read more of Deanna’s personal […]
AUL Files Supreme Court Brief in NIFLA v. Bacerra
WASHINGTON D.C. (01-16-18) – Americans United for Life’s legal team has filed an amici curiae (friend of the court) brief in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Bacerra. AUL authored the brief on behalf of leading pro-life medical groups, including the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists, the American College of Pediatricians, and the Christian Medical and […]
Pro-Life Pregnancy Care Centers’ Free Speech Rights Upheld in Case with National Implications
“Pregnancy Care Centers provide real care and hope for women who are facing unplanned pregnancies. These life-affirming centers should not be forced to promote the abortion industry’s agenda in order to help women,” said AUL’s Director of Legal Communications, Deanna Wallace. Washington, D.C. (01-05-18) — Today a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
Abortion, Inc. Releases Its 2016-2017 Annual Report
While many Americans were getting back into the swing of work, school, and daily life after the holiday break, abortion giant Planned Parenthood quietly released its 2016-2017 annual report. This latest report reveals that abortion continues to be a big business for the mega-provider, as taxpayer funding rises and non-abortion services continue their downward trend. […]
‘Constantly approximated:’ Aim for achievable changes in law, not ideal defeats
Part of the problem that Republicans are having in Congress is that too many of them seem to expect perfect or permanent laws. Virtually all legislation is provisional. Nations live with provisional governments and provisional treaties. They deal with current conditions. They are temporary, with the expectation that they will change. Some laws should change when conditions do. This is […]
Catherine Glenn Foster’s Letter to Members of Congress Regarding the Risks of Assisted Suicide
December 13, 2017 The Honorable Brad Wenstrup United States House of Representatives 2419 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Re: Americans United for Life Support for House Concurrent Resolution 80, Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding the Risks of Assisted Suicide Dear Representative Wenstrup and Honorable Members: As President […]
Planned Parenthood’s Bad Week
Last week was another bad week for abortion giant Planned Parenthood, as two major developments occurred in the ongoing investigations into their scheme to sell baby body parts. First, the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into Planned Parenthood’s “fetal tissue donation” program. The investigation was revealed after the Senate Judiciary Committee, which had […]
Pregnancy Care Centers Under Attack
Last week I was able to travel to Hartford, Connecticut, in order to testify on behalf of AUL against a local ordinance attacking the local pregnancy care center, Hartford Women’s Center. You can read my full testimony here. This ordinance is yet another example of a recent effort by the abortion industry to silence those […]
On Connecticut’s Proposed Pregnancy Care Center Ordinance
Honorable Thomas J. Clarke II, Council President Members of the Court of Common Council 550 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 Re: Testimony of Deanna Wallace, Esq., Staff Counsel, Americans United for Life, On Proposed Pregnancy Care Center Ordinance November 20, 2017 Dear President Clarke and Honorable Members: My name is Deanna Wallace, and I […]
Americans United for Life Releases Groundbreaking Report Highlighting Massive Abuses Within Abortion Industry, Exposing How Abortion Businesses Endanger Women
“Americans deserve to know the truth about the abortion industry…sadly, abortion businesses are all too willing to turn a blind eye to unsafe conditions and unqualified personnel, endangering women’s health and even their lives.” – Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of AUL Washington, D.C.—Americans United for Life, the legal architect of the pro-life […]
Court’s Shocking Decision Will Make U.S. an Abortion Destination
“I don’t feel sure about having a child.” With these words, “Jane Doe,” an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant, could have been speaking for millions of women facing pregnancy and childbirth. Instead, she spoke them as the epicenter of a national court battle that ended yesterday with her abortion somewhere in south Texas. Americans United for Life is […]
Americans United for Life ‘applauds’ judge for allowing Missouri’s 72-hour ‘reflection period’
“Americans United for Life applauds Judge Burnett for allowing Missouri’s 72-hour reflection period to go into effect over Planned Parenthood’s protestations. Many states require 72-hour reflection periods for other important decisions, such as applying for a marriage license, signing a mortgage, and placing a child with a loving family through adoption. Abortion is a life-changing […]
On Its Birthday, Planned Parenthood Marks 101 Years Building a Culture of Death
By Deanna Wallace Originally published in Townhall, October 16, 2017. One hundred and one is a big number, but 328,348 is even bigger- that’s the number of abortions done by Planned Parenthood in 2016. As Planned Parenthood celebrates its 101st birthday, it’s important to remember that because of Planned Parenthood, there are 328,348 children that will never celebrate their […]
Americans Increasingly Understand That Pro-Abortion Arguments Are Based In Ignorance
When I was a child, I thought I could count the stars. I didn’t have the patience to do it, of course, but I figured that anyone with a good telescope and a lot of time on his hands could methodically tally them up. It wasn’t until years later, as a grown man, that I […]
