Archive for September, 2008
Hate Mail
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008A good indicator of how the pro-life position is winning is the extreme rhetoric people use in opposing it. The more ground the pro-life position gains, the more extreme the rhetoric we hear form those who oppose us. Hate mail is a good case in point.
As you may know, the AUL 2008 Annual Gala — [...]
AUL 2008 Annual Gala
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008You are cordially invited to the
Americans United for Life
2008 Annual Gala
on the evening of
Thursday, October 9, 2008
at the
Palmer House Hilton of Chicago
Keynote Speaker: Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review and the author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life, published by Regnery Publishing.
Hors d’ouevres [...]
Press Release: State Legislatures Continue Efforts to Protect Women from Negative Effects of Abortion
Monday, September 29th, 2008Americans United for Life (AUL) today released their 2008 State Legislative Session Report. This year’s Report confirms the trend in state legislatures of continuing, successful efforts to protect women from the increasingly well-documented negative consequences of abortion.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of Americans United for Life, said: “While states continue to pass the kind [...]
Senate Rejects Economic Stimulus for Planned Parenthood
Friday, September 26th, 2008Today, the United States Senate rejected an amendment that would have given Planned Parenthood special drug pricing and helped it rake in millions more in profit across the country. The measure was defeated 52-42. (60 votes were needed for passage.)
In the ‘economic stimulus’ amendment that the Senate considered today, pro-abortion Democrats inserted language that would [...]
Fighting Against Eugenic Abortions: Federal Legislation Protecting Down Syndrome Babies Passes Senate and House
Friday, September 26th, 2008The Senate-approved S. 1810, “Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act” passed the House yesterday, and awaits President Bush’s signature.
Lead sponsor of the bill Sen. Sam Brownback (R) has been working closely with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D) on the measure. The law would require giving families who learn that their child may be born with [...]
Wisconsin Court Creates Financial Incentive for Assisted Suicide
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Today the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, ruled in Donna Limmer v. Linda Schunk that persons who assist in the suicide of another are still entitled to the inheritance of the deceased person. This dangerous decision encourages persons who have a financial interest in another’s death to assist that person in committing suicide.
Wisconsin Right [...]
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Given President’s Volunteer Service Award
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008On September 19, 2008, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation awarded 150 pregnancy center volunteers and 56 pregnancy centers with The President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award was created by the Council as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer [...]
Conscience Protections Essential to Healthcare System, Americans United for Life Argues in Comments Filed with HHS
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Americans United for Life (AUL) has filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) affirming the need for a proposed regulation that will protect the freedom of conscience of healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of AUL said, “Protecting the rights of healthcare providers is critical to [...]
Countdown to California Suicide Bill Enactment: Will Gov. Schwarzenegger Take Action?
Friday, September 19th, 2008AB 2747, a dangerous bill promoting assisted suicide, was placed on the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at 11 a.m. this Thursday, September 18, 2008. The Governor has twelve days starting Thursday to veto or sign the suicide measure, or else the measure will become law automatically without his signature. It’s been two days, and [...]
A “Breath-Taking” Summer for Ethical Stem Cell Research
Monday, September 15th, 2008Last week, long-time friend of AUL, Representative (Dr.) David Weldon went to the House floor and stated with authority, “[T]here is no medical reason to proceed with research into cloning human embryos for their stem cells because that science is obsolete, it is more cumbersome, it is more expensive. We have a better, quicker, easier [...]
Putting Women behind Bars: One of the Planned Parenthood’s Greatest Lies
Monday, September 15th, 2008According to the website, HowMuchTime.org, “If abortion is made illegal, the woman having one would be a criminal.” The website poses the question: “How much time should she do?”
This website is yet another example of how abortion advocates purposefully mislead women and lie to the American public. It is no surprise that the domain name is [...]
Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion Infanticide Act Constitutional, Should Be Upheld, Argues Americans United for Life Brief
Monday, September 15th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Americans United for Life (AUL) today filed an amicus brief arguing Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion Infanticide Act is constitutional and should be upheld.
AUL Staff Counsel Mailee Smith stated, “Time and time again, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that states have a significant interest in protecting women and children from the harm [...]
New Media Row at Values Voter Summit
Saturday, September 13th, 2008AUL is once again sponsoring the New Media Row at the Values Voter Summit. Bloggers participating include:
Joe Carter, Culture11
Ross Douthat, The Atlantic
Ed Morrisey, HotAir
Jill and Daena Stanek, JillStanek.com
Jeremy Dys, Family Voice
Kevin McCullough, Musclehead Revolution
Jesse Masai, Kenyan Analyst (Kenya)
Mike Heath, Christian Civic League of Maine
Paulie Heath, Christian [...]
AUL VP & Legal Director in Human Events
Monday, September 8th, 2008AUL Vice President & Legal Director Denise Burke has a column in today’s Human Events: “The Demise of the ‘Sisterhood of Single-Issue Feminists.’”
If you listened very carefully to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s dynamic speech to the Republican Convention last Wednesday night, you could plainly hear the death cry of single-issue feminism. The nomination of [...]
An Ominous Sampling of International Efforts to Force Abortion on Reluctant Nations
Thursday, September 4th, 2008In a blind and ideologically-driven quest to impose abortion-on-demand on a reluctant nation, the Supreme Court of Mexico blatantly ignored the country’s Constitution when it recently upheld a law permitting abortion-on-demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The Mexican Constitution clearly states that human life must be defended “from conception until its natural end”, [...]
What Exactly is “Constitutional Personhood”? The Definition of Personhood and Its Role in the Life Debate
Thursday, September 4th, 2008By J. Margaret Datiles
Staff Counsel, Americans United for Life
The debate over legislation and voter initiatives defining state constitutional “personhood” to include the unborn from conception (commonly referred to as “Human Life Amendments,” or “HLAs”) has sparked significant interest both inside and outside the pro-life community. An overarching goal of the pro-life movement is to protect [...]
Suicide Bill Approved by California Legislature Awaits Action by Gov. Schwarzenegger
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008California AB 2747, a bill promoting suicide, passed the California Assembly this past Thursday by a 42-32 vote. If Gov. Schwarzenegger does not sign or veto the bill within twelve days after the bill is presented to him by the Assembly, it will become law without his signature.
The bill’s original purpose was to legalize physician-assisted [...]
Statement from Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life, on Palin Daughter’s Pregnancy
Monday, September 1st, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of Americans United for Life, issued the following statement in response to news that the daughter of McCain running mate Sarah Palin is pregnant:
As the mother of five children, I know this situation is not the ideal Sarah Palin wished for her daughter. But the way [...]
