Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. President & CEO, Americans United for Life Opposing the Abortion Legislation Bill New Zealand Parliamentary Select Committee September 19, 2019 Dear Chair Dyson and Honorable Members of the Select Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life […]
Testimony Against Minnesota H.F. 2152, ‘End-of-Life Options Act’
Written Testimony of Katie Glenn, Esq. Government Affairs Counsel, Americans United for Life Against H.F. 2152, the “End-of-Life Options Act” State of Minnesota House of Representatives Submitted to the Health and Human Services Policy Committee September 11, 2019 Dear Chairwoman Moran and Members of the Committee: I serve as Government Affairs Counsel for Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s original and most active organization advocating for life-affirming support and […]
Comment Supporting Proposed Rule Revising ACA Section 1557 Regulations
Americans United for Life has submitted a Comment in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule revising Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to better enforce civil rights in healthcare and comply with the mandates of Congress.
Testimony Against Massachusetts S. 1208 and H. 1926, the ‘Massachusetts End of Life Options Act’
Written Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, Esq. President & CEO, Americans United for Life Against S. 1208 and H. 1926, The “Massachusetts End of Life Options Act” Submitted to the Joint Committee on Public Health June 25, 2019 Dear Senator Comerford, Representative Mahoney, and Members of the Committee: I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s original and most active […]
U.S. House Testimony: ‘Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care’
“Abortion can never legitimately be considered a form of family planning, because thriving families are characterized by their living members and the life they share in common. Abortion can never legitimately be considered a form of family planning, because what defines a ”successful” abortion is a dead member of the human family. Full stop. There is no way around this reality.”
Testimony On Massachusetts H. 3320 and S. 1209
“I have thoroughly reviewed both H. 3320 and S. 1209, and it is my legal opinion that they have severe consequences for the health of women and the unborn. The Act expands abortion allowances beyond Roe v. Wade and its progeny, rejects the state’s legitimate interest in protecting life, and prohibits commonsense protections for women’s health from being enacted in the future.”
Testimony on Massachusetts H. 3322, H. 3428, H. 3429, and H. 3434
“I have thoroughly reviewed these bills, and it is my legal opinion that they would enact common-sense protections for women and girls in Massachusetts and would withstand constitutional scrutiny.”
Testimony on Rhode Island H.B. 5125, the Reproductive Privacy Act
Rhode Island’s H.B. 5125, the Reproductive Privacy Act, would effectively expand abortion up until birth.
Testimony on Rhode Island S.B. 152, the Reproductive Health Act
“I urge this Committee to further Rhode Island’s important state interests in preserving human life and protecting women’s health and reject S.B. 152.”
Testimony on Delaware H.B. 140, Regarding Physician-Assisted Suicide
“H.B. 140 places already-vulnerable persons at even greater risk, fails to protect the integrity and ethics of the medical profession, and goes against the prevailing consensus that states have a duty to protect life.”
Testimony on Wisconsin A.B. 180, Regarding Abortion Drug Reporting
“A.B. 180 is a constitutional, valid exercise of the State’s right to ensure that accurate, reliable data and statistics on abortion procedures are available to women, the medical community, and the general public.”
Testimony on Wisconsin A.B. 182, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act
“A.B. 182 would protect baby girls and children diagnosed with Down syndrome from discrimination based on the fact that they are female or have a disability by prohibiting abortion on the sole basis of the unborn child’s sex or diagnosis or potential diagnosis of Down syndrome or another congenital disability.”
Testimony on Wisconsin A.B. 179, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act
“A. 179 would require an abortion practitioner to take all medically appropriate steps to preserve the life of a born-alive infant.”
Testimony on Delaware H.B. 53, the Woman’s Ultrasound Right to Know Act
“This Committee has an opportunity to take an important step toward ensuring the women of Delaware are not denied vital information like I was, but instead empowered to make a fully informed decision.”
Testimony on Delaware H.B. 52, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
“I write to strongly support Delaware’s H.B. 52, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would protect maternal health, as well as the lives of unborn children who can feel pain, by limiting the availability of abortion after 20 weeks except when necessary to protect the life or physical health of the mother.”
Testimony on Vermont H.B. 57, the ‘Freedom of Choice’ Act
Testimony of Catherine Glenn Foster, M.A., J.D. On H.B. 57Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health and WelfareApril 12, 2019 Dear Chairwoman Lyons and Members of the Committee: My name is Catherine Glenn Foster, and I serve as President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL), America’s original and most active organization advocating […]
