WASHINGTON, D.C. (09-05-13) – “The 2013 state legislative sessions resulted in tremendous advances in protecting women and girls from abortion industry abuses and indifference,” said Americans United for Life Action President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “Equipped with the best legal tools, state leaders are courageously putting the pro-life convictions of their constituents over the […]
Medical Professionals Win Fight for Higher Medical Standards in Iowa, thanks to a ruling by the Iowa Board of Medicine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-30-13) – Americans United for Life applauded the Iowa Board of Medicine for approving a rule dealing with chemical abortion submitted by 14 Iowa medical professionals. The rule addressed the increasing problem of administering dangerous chemical abortion drugs with minimal medical supervision. “The abortion industry has been pushing dangerous life-ending drugs with minimal […]
AULA Partners with Montana Family Foundation to File Amicus Brief Demonstrating that Parental Involvement Laws Protect Teens
WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-27-13) — AULA and Montana Family Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief this week in the First Judicial District Court supporting Montana’s parental consent and parental notice laws against a challenge by Planned Parenthood. “Children victimized by sexual predators or vulnerable to pressure from an abortion sales team need adult involvement when making […]
Americans United for Life Action Partners with 83 Oklahoma Legislators to Protect Women from Dangerous Chemical Abortion Abuses in Case before the U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-21-13) – Americans United for Life Action partnered with 83 Oklahoma Legislators—the majority of both Chambers—to file an amicus curiae brief this week in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, supporting the state’s regulation of the dangerous RU-486 drug regimen, a regulation based on AUL model legislation and promoted by AUL Action. This matter is […]
AUL Responds to the Call of West Virginia’s Attorney General for Comment on the Need to Regulate Abortion Clinics to Protect Women
“In light of the deaths in Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s ‘house of horrors’ the time is now to insure that more women are not victimized by an unaccountable, unregulated and profit-hungry abortion industry cutting corners and ruining lives,” said AUL’s General Counsel Ovide M. Lamontagne. WASHINGTON, D.C, (08-19-13) – Americans United for Life filed an extensive […]
Known Health-Risks of Abortion
AUL’s recently released investigative report, Unsafe: How The Public Health Crisis in America’s Abortion Clinics Endangers Women, exposes the increasingly suspect safety record of America’s abortion industry. Evidence collected from 32 states on hundreds of abortion clinics (including Planned Parenthood abortion clinics) and individual abortionists establishes that the practice of abortion in America has devolved into […]
AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest asks, “When Will Abortion Come with a Warning Label”? at Capitol Hill News Event
“Women need to know what an unmonitored, unregulated and secretive abortion industry is not telling them about the real harms of abortion,” said AUL’s Dr. Yoest. “And it’s the media’s job to tell them.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (08-08-13) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest joined other pro-life leaders for a “Life […]
AUL Files 15th Brief Supporting First Amendment Freedom of Conscience, in Defense of Life and Liberty
“Defending the conscience rights of Americans is the liberty issue of our day,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “The First Amendment was not written to protect only those whose life’s work meets a narrow religious exception. No American should be forced to provide coverage for life-ending drugs and devices against their religious and moral beliefs.” […]
AUL Files Brief Supporting Parental Notice in Alaska
WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-31-13) – Americans United for Life, the legal architect of the pro-life movement, filed an amicus brief in the Alaska Supreme Court supporting Alaska’s parental notice law, which requires an abortion provider to give notice to a parent or guardian before performing an abortion on a minor. The law was overwhelming supported by […]
WSJ/NBC, Washington Post/ABC Polls Show Strong Support for Late-Term Abortion Limits
This week four major news outlets conducted two polls which included a question about limiting late-term abortion. Below we have summarized the findings of the two polls: Washington Post/ABC News (56%/27%) The Washington Post and ABC News contracted polling company Capital Insight for their poll. This poll which ran from July 18 to 21 asked the […]
Dr. Charmaine Yoest on Fox News Bret Baier Show
Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of Americans United for Life appeared on Bret Baier’s show on FOX News on July 8, 2013. The segment was presented by reporter Shannon Bream.
AUL and the Irish Fight for Life
Over the past 10 days, William (Bill) L. Saunders, J.D., Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs & Senior Counsel for Americans United for Life was in Ireland as the Irish parliament considered a bill to legalize abortion in certain circumstances. Though the largest protest march in Irish history (60,000 attended) was held against the bill, […]
Americans United for Life Applauds Life-Saving Law, Championed by the Texas House, Senate and Governor Rick Perry
“It is a national disgrace that ‘house of horrors’ clinics like that of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell have been allowed to maim and kill women,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “Texas’ common-sense regulation of Big Abortion has broad public support for good reason: Abortion providers should not be permitted to keep profits high by gutting […]
Bloomberg Businessweek: AUL Guides States in Promoting Abortion Restrictions
This week Bloomberg Businessweek featured the work of Americans United for Life in two articles. Below are excerpts of the two articles. Bloomberg Businessweek: Politics & Policy – July 11, 2013 ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is State Anti-Abortion Laws’ Ultimate Target “When North Dakota’s Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple signed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law in […]
AUL Celebrates Victory in the 30-year Struggle to Protect Young Girls in Illinois
“Too often sexual predators try to cover their crimes by forcing their minor victims to obtain abortions,” said AUL’s General Counsel, Ovide Lamontagne. “Young women are entitled to adult counsel when considering either a chemical or a surgical abortion and all their implications.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-11-13) – Since the 1970s, Americans United for Life has […]
Americans United for Life Outlines the Life and Death Issues for Women at Stake in Texas Debate over Law Regulating Late-Term Abortions and Substandard Clinics
“Since the trial of ‘house of horrors’ Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, the nation has focused on what all too often takes place behind the closed doors of abortion clinics across America,” said Dr. Yoest. “The time is now to save lives and protect women from an unregulated, unmonitored, and unaccountable abortion industry.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-02-13) […]
