Today, just over a week before the March for Life, Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s first and largest pro-life legal organization, released the 14th-annual edition of its flagship publication, Defending Life, known as “America’s Playbook for Life.” The guide shows that 2018 was another year of vigorous and successful policy engagement with landmark victories […]
AUL submits comment in support of proposed HHS rule increasing transparency and accountability of insurance funds used for abortion
Today, Americans United for Life submitted a Comment in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule clarifying that insurance funds used to pay for abortions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) must be kept separate from other funds. Consistent with the Hyde Amendment, the PPACA restricts the […]
Planned Parenthood facing claims of bias and discrimination against mothers and women planning parenthood
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, reflects on reporting from Natalie Kitroeff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times on allegations of workplace discrimination facing Planned Parenthood: “Planned Parenthood’s apparent history of discrimination against women and mothers, as told by Natalie Kitroeff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York […]
Oklahoma State District Court Judge recognizes the value of a 72-hour abortion reflection period
Americans United for Life is pleased that Oklahoma State District Court Judge Patricia Parrish recognized the value of a 72-hour abortion reflection period. In an order issued yesterday, she found that the law “furthers a valid and legitimate state interest in protecting the patient and . . . does not unduly burden or place a substantial […]
Supreme Court declines opportunity to determine whether states can defund abortion businesses from Medicaid
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined the opportunity to determine whether states are required to fund abortion businesses under the Medicaid Act. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented and would have agreed to hear the cases because they present a question that “is important and […]
William Barr, Attorney General Nominee, a Strong Supporter of Life
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Americans United for Life applauds President Trump’s nomination of the Hon. William Barr to serve the country once again as U.S. Attorney General, as Mr. Barr did previously in the administration of George H.W. Bush. Mr. Barr is a […]
Honoring the Life and Legacy of President George H.W. Bush
Our thoughts and prayers join those of the grieving nation to honor the life and legacy of former President George H.W. Bush. President Bush’s unwavering lifelong commitment to protecting innocent life and the most vulnerable members of our community spanned his career, culminating in his critical vetoes while serving as President of 10 bills that would have turned back the progress we have made in protecting mothers and their children and radically expanded abortion […]
Embryonic gene editing and human experimentation
He Jiankui, a researcher based in Shenzhen, China, is claiming to have used CRISPR gene editing techniques to genetically modify twin girls in their earliest, embryonic stage of life. These girls were allegedly born earlier this month. In Associated Press reports, He acknowledges that his purpose in genetically manipulating these persons was neither to cure […]
AUL files U.S. Supreme Court brief supporting humane and dignified treatment of human fetal remains
Today, Americans United for Life filed a “friend of the court” brief on behalf of AUL and Charlotte Lozier Institute in Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the Constitution prohibits states from requiring the humane and dignified disposition of […]
Leana Wen Avoids Confronting Abortion
Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, comments on Leana Wen’s first day as President of Planned Parenthood: “Leana Wen’s first day as President of Planned Parenthood will be remembered for her steadfast avoidance of the word and act that defines her organization: abortion. In her appearance on CBS This Morning, […]
Statement on Eighth Circuit dismissal of Planned Parenthood challenge
The following statement is from Steven H. Aden, Chief Legal Officer at Americans United for Life: Today, in Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma v. Jegley, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Planned Parenthood’s challenge to Arkansas’ statutory requirement that doctors who engage in chemical abortions have a contract with a physician who […]
Statement on Trump Administration’s Title X Restrictions
The following statement is from Steven H. Aden, Chief Legal Officer at Americans United for Life: “Americans United for Life is pleased that President Trump is keeping his promises to pro-life America. The Title X and abortion surcharge rules will no longer allow Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry to pilfer taxpayer dollars to subsidize […]
AUL Statement on Abortion Pills and Possible FDA Investigation
Below is an excerpt from CNN’s article “Abortion pills now available by mail in US — but FDA may be investigating” featuring AUL’s President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster: Americans United for Life weighed in with an emailed list of talking points from Catherine Glenn Foster, the advocacy group’s president and CEO. Foster called Gomperts’ latest initiative […]
Statement on Permanent End to California Law that Forced Pro-Life Centers to Advertise for Abortion
Americans United for Life is pleased to see that a California district court judge permanently enjoined California’s AB775 for violating the First Amendment free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers. The law, which targeted pro-life pregnancy centers, would have forced both licensed pregnancy centers to advertise that California offers free or low-cost abortions and contraception, […]
Sandra Day O’Connor withdraws from public life
In light of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s withdraw from public life, Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life, reflects on her life and legacy: In her open letter this week to the American people, Sandra Day O’Connor, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, […]
AUL on Idaho Judge’s Refusal to Planned Parenthood Request
Americans United for Life is pleased that Idaho District Court Judge David C. Nye recognized that Idaho has a legitimate interest in collecting information related to abortion complications. As he explained yesterday in an opinion denying Planned Parenthood’s request to preliminary enjoin Idaho’s abortion complication reporting law, collecting this information “can directly be used to […]
Statement on Alabama Supreme Court’s Ruling on Protecting Preborn Children by Law
The following statement is from Clarke Forsythe, Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life: “Today the Alabama Supreme Court held that preborn children are protectable persons in the law under state law, continuing its construction of state criminal and tort law to include the protection of preborn children as persons. Justice Parker, in a specially […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Kavanaugh Confirmation
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Today is a historic day for all Americans who support and work to advance the culture of life. Americans United for Life (AUL) applauds the U.S. Senate for overcoming partisan politics and gridlock in its confirmation of Judge Brett […]
Tom Shakely Joins Americans United for Life as Chief Engagement Officer
Americans United for Life is pleased to welcome Tom Shakely as its Chief Engagement Officer, responsible for brand, communications, and development operations. Tom formerly served as Executive Director of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network in Philadelphia. “Every human person deserves not only the full protection of the law, but also the full support […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Senate vote to proceed on Kavanaugh nomination
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Americans United for Life is grateful that the U.S. Senate has voted to proceed to a final vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. After seven FBI background investigations and an opportunity to hear […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on CA Gov Jerry Brown vetoing the abortion pill bill
“American United for Life is pleased and grateful that California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 320, a dangerous bill that would have required college health clinics across the state to stock and distribute chemical abortion drugs to young women,” said AUL President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster. “Governor Brown recognized that in a state […]
Fifth Circuit upholds Louisiana’s admitting privileges law
September 27, 2018 Americans United for Life applauds the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold Louisiana’s admitting privileges law. This common-sense health and safety regulation requires abortion practitioners to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital to quickly admit a patient when an emergency or complication arises that the abortion clinic is unable to […]
AUL files brief supporting Arkansas’ medication abortion contract-physician requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2018) Today, Americans United for Life filed a “friend of the court” brief in Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma v. Jegley, asking the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the lower court’s decision prohibiting Arkansas from enforcing its law requiring medication abortion providers to have a contract with a physician […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Leana Wen, a physician putting politics ahead of women’s health
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Planned Parenthood’s new president, Leana Wen, might wear a white coat, but she puts partisan politics ahead of women’s health,” said Catherine Glenn Foster, President and CEO of Americans United for Life. “While pushing for on-demand abortion, she fails […]
