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 […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Argentina Abortion Vote
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Life in the womb is human life, and every human being deserves protection. Argentina, like all of South America, is pro-life and will remain so. Argentina has wisely rejected the false message that abortion is necessary to protect women’s […]
Comment supporting HHS proposed rule ensuring Title X program integrity
“Yesterday, Americans United for Life submitted a Comment in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule revising its Title X regulations to require that no Title X funds may be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning. These regulations are not only constitutional, but they are […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Roe v. Wade poll support
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Polling can only be as accurate as the information available to respondents. A combination of misleading poll questions and 45 years of misinformation and fear-mongering about Roe v. Wade by extreme pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood has conditioned millions […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO of Americans United for Life: “Americans United for Life congratulates the next Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Based on his strong, twelve-year record on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, we believe that Judge Kavanaugh will be an originalist Justice, […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on Justice Kennedy Retirement
The following statement is from Catherine Glenn Foster, president of Americans United for Life: “Now that Justice Anthony Kennedy — a 25-year defender of abortion on the Supreme Court and the key vote to perpetuate Roe v. Wade — is retiring, we urge President Trump to nominate a committed constitutionalist to the Supreme Court who will hew to the […]
Leading Pro-Life Advocacy Group Issues Statement on NIFLA v. Becerra
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans United for Life applauds the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, protecting free speech at pro-life pregnancy care centers. AUL’s President & CEO Catherine Glenn Foster praised the ruling, “Today is a victory for more than just the dedicated volunteers who staff pregnancy […]
AUL files Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 90 Members of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 31, 2018) – Today, Americans United for Life submitted a “friend of the court” brief on behalf of a coalition of 90 Members of Congress to the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to review the petition for review filed by the State of Louisiana in Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast. The case involves a challenge to a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that—based on its interpretation of […]
