Americans United for Life is unsurprised that Planned Parenthood has gone to court to challenge a new Indiana law requiring the reporting of abortion-related complications. The abortion industry has long relied on the lack of comprehensive reporting requirements to bolster their dubious claim that abortion is safe, and laws like this risk exposing the truth […]
Kyle Duncan Confirmed as Fifth Circuit Justice
“The Senate made the right decision this evening in confirming Kyle Duncan to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a Louisiana native and attorney, I have been fortunate enough to see Kyle in action in the courtroom on numerous occasions. Kyle’s decades of experience, his respect for the Constitution, and his scholarly […]
Americans United for Life Urges Supreme Court to Protect States’ Rights
Americans United for Life (AUL) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today supporting the State of Kansas in Andersen v. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri. The petition filed by Kansas asks the Court to review and reverse a Tenth Circuit decision that held States do not have the power to exclude elective abortion […]
CPAC 2018
The AUL team had an amazing time connecting with so many passionate pro-life students, activists, candidates, and legislators from around the country at CPAC over the weekend. It was so encouraging to see how many attendees are serious about defending life. I wanted to share with you my favorite part of the event: getting to see Catherine Glenn […]
Supreme Court Considers the First Amendment and Pregnancy Help Center Rights of Conscience
Although I’ve been in the Supreme Court courtroom many times over the years, Tuesday’s oral argument in NIFLA v. Becerra, the pregnancy center forced speech case, was memorable for several reasons besides the miserable first-day-of-spring weather. (Our CEO Catherine Glenn Foster’s op-ed explaining the case and its importance to the critical life-giving work of pregnancy care […]
Pregnancy Care Centers are winning in the states
Deanna Wallace, Director of Legal Communications In recent weeks the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on NIFLA v. Becerra have drawn media attention to Pregnancy Care Centers (PCC) across the nation, and to their commitment to caring for pregnant women in need. While the court case is obviously in the spotlight right now, big things are also afoot in the legislative sphere. On March 20th, while my AUL colleagues were braving ice and sleet in […]
