Anna Franzonello of AUL wrote a piece for The Corner at National Review Online. An excerpt: Sandra Fluke’s lamentation over “a wave of anti-contraception state legislation” makes it sound as if Arizona and other states are banning birth control. That is demonstrably not the case. A student at a prestigious law school, who presumably is […]
From Planned Parenthood v. Casey until the ‘Day after Roe’: Casey’s Impact on Abortion Jurisprudence
On Thursday May 31, 2012, Americans United for Life presented a luncheon symposium entitled “From Planned Parenthood v. Casey until the ‘Day after Roe’: Casey’s Impact on Abortion Jurisprudence.” The event featured Erika Bachiochi, Michael Paulsen, Clarke Forsythe, and William Saunders.
AUDIO: Dr. Charmaine Yoest on the Mike Huckabee Show
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, appeared on the Mike Huckabee Show on Monday, June 4, 2012.
Washington Examiner on AUL’s Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award
Excerpts from The Washington Examiner “This guy is the ‘abortion president,’” said New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, who for three decades has co-chaired the House pro-life caucus. “This election is the most important in our lifetime. This is a transitional election,” he added. Smith, who just received the Henry J. Hyde award for Americans United […]
Politico Pro on AUL’s Legal Symposium
Excerpt from Politico Pro If Congress someday manages to pass a ban on sex-selective abortions, it could be an ideal vehicle for bringing the next direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, legal experts argued Thursday at a forum sponsored by Americans United for Life. That’s because, according to University of St. Thomas law professor Michael […]
Daily Caller on Sex-Selection Abortions
The Daily Caller reports: According to pro-life groups, PRENDA is an essential piece of legislation that must be passed. “This is a real war on women,” Americans United for Life president Charmaine Yoest said Wednesday. “There is nothing pro-woman about killing a baby girl because she is female, and putting her mother’s health and safety at risk […]
Americans United for Life awards Rep. Chris Smith the 2012 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award for “unfailing, unflinching leadership”
Congressman Chris Smith is “an effective pro-life champion who has defended life with eloquence and passion at every opportunity,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (5/31/2012) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest presented the 2012 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award to U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) during […]
AUL Presents Legal Experts Detailing the “Judicial Violence” of Planned Parenthood v. Casey
“Casey ranks among the worst Supreme Court decisions in our history, but a refocused and persistent pro-life movement crafted a legal strategy that transformed the landscape of American abortion policy in the last two decades,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-31-12) – “Confronted by a significant setback when the Supreme Court reaffirmed abortion […]
Planned Parenthood disregards ALL women’s health
This morning Live Action released their second video in the series, “Gendercide: Sex-Selection in America.” This time, the video reveals an employee at Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger Center (New York City)—one of the organization’s largest clinics—scheduling a sex-selection abortion for a patient. As we stated earlier this week, it is reprehensible that Planned Parenthood would […]
The Hill on Sex-Selection Abortion
From a piece at The Hill’s Healthwatch blog: In a letter Wednesday, Americans United for Life (AUL) urged House members to “stop a real war on women — sex selection abortions” by supporting the legislation from Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.). A Republican echoed that line on the House floor. “This is the ultimate war on […]
Live Action Video reveals Planned Parenthood’s true agenda: Abortion for any reason, at any time, no matter the risks to the woman
Today, Live Action released its first video in a series entitled “Gendercide: Sex-Selection in America.” Consistent with Planned Parenthood’s pattern of abuse and habitual disregard for the health and safety of women, the video reveals Planned Parenthood willing to help a woman kill her later-term, unborn child if an ultrasound reveals the child is a […]
Congressman Chris Smith to receive Americans United for Life’s prestigious Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award
MEDIA ADVISORY: All Must RSVP to attend May 31, 2012 evening event. WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-24-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest will present U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) with the 2012 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award during a May 31 event. Previous winners include Speaker of the House John […]
Americans United for Life Notes that Record Numbers of Americans Choose Life – even more than what Gallup found
WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-23-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted that the Gallup poll out today that proved Americans are increasingly pro-life “is only the tip of the iceberg. In fact, a growing number of Americans are uneasy with the unfettered, under-regulated and unsavory abortion industry as it exists today.” […]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell appoints Dr. Charmaine Yoest to the Congressional Award Board
Americans United for Life President and CEO “honored to celebrate the realized potential in the next generation of American leadership” WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-23-12) – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appointed Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest to the Congressional Award Board this week, which awards young Americans for distinguished service and […]
AUL notes that new suits by prominent Catholic leaders alleging violations of First Amendment Rights of Conscience “further illustrate on-going problems with the abortion mandate in the healthcare law”
“AUL repeatedly urged the Obama Administration to protect the conscience rights of all Americans, but those freedoms are bulldozed in the healthcare law – the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (05-21-12) – Following news of multiple lawsuits by the Catholic Church, Catholic colleges and universities, […]
