Archive for October, 2008
Join AUL Experts for Post-Election Analysis Conference Call
Friday, October 31st, 2008The election is this coming Tuesday, and the pro-life movement is at a critical crossroads. Be sure to vote.
We need every pro-life American to vote on November 4!
But after we’ve voted and the dust settles, what will we do next? Please join me and our AUL experts for a post-election conference call on [...]
Boston College Law School
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008It was great to speak at Boston College Law School yesterday on “Threatening Women’s Health: How the Federal ‘Freedom of Choice Act’ (FOCA) would eliminate every health regulation on abortion in the country.” I addressed the threat of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) to women’s health, parental rights, religious freedom, and the lives of [...]
Clarke Forsythe Speaking at Boston College Law School
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Who:
Clarke Forsythe, AUL Senior Counsel
Topic:
Threatening Women’s Health: How the Federal “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA) would eliminate every health regulation on abortion in the country
When:
12:30 pm, October 21 (TODAY!)
Where:
Barat House
885 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA
Sponsored by Lex Vitae Pro-Life Society at BC Law School
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Stem Cells: Adult vs. Embryonic
Friday, October 17th, 2008In the comments, Gary asks:
I heard Mr. McConchie on KTOK in OKC this morning and I understood him to say that we have no proof of embryonic stem cell research producing any results but there is alot of evidence adult stem cell research helping people. Can you please provide links to these statistics.
Thanks [...]
Comments on the 92nd Anniversary of Planned Parenthood
Thursday, October 16th, 2008October 16, 1916 is truly a “day that will live in infamy.” On this date 92 years ago, Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League — an organization that would later become Planned Parenthood — and opened its first clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
In that time, Planned Parenthood has left a legacy of ruined [...]
Press Release: Ohio’s Regulation of RU-486 Clear and Constitutional, Should Be Upheld Argues AUL in Brief Filed Before Ohio Supreme Court
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Americans United for Life (AUL) today filed an amicus brief on behalf of ten U.S. Representatives supporting Ohio’s regulation of the deadly abortion drug, RU-486.
AUL President Dr. Charmaine Yoest stated, “RU-486 has a proven track record of ruining and even ending women’s lives. We must put a stop to abortionists’ dangerous, [...]
Montana Attorney General Fights Judicial Activism in Assisted Suicide Case
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Last Friday a district judge heard arguments for Baxter v. State, a Montana lawsuit brought by a terminally ill patient (who did not appear), four physicians, and the physician-assisted suicide advocacy group, Compassion and Choices. Plaintiffs in the case seek to legalize physician-assisted suicide by overturning a section of Montana’s homicide statute as it applies to physicians. [...]
States Considering Five Critical Ballot Initiatives This November
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008While the Presidential election has naturally garnered the majority of the media’s and the public’s attention, there are also critical races and issues being considered in the states. Five states, California, Colorado, Michigan, South Dakota, and Washington are considering ballot initiatives that directly implicate important life issues: abortion, biotechnologies, and the end-of-life.
California Proposition 4: Parental [...]
Why the States Did Not Prosecute Women for Abortion Before Roe v. Wade
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008By Clarke D. Forsythe AUL Senior Counsel
Introduction
The political claim—that women were or will be prosecuted or jailed under abortion laws—has been made so frequently by Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and NOW over the past 40 years that it has become an urban legend. It shows the astonishing power of contemporary media to make a complete falsehood [...]
Press Release: Americans United for Life Vice President Testifying before Oklahoma House, Available for Interview
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Americans United for Life (AUL) Vice President Daniel McConchie is scheduled to testify before the Oklahoma House of Representatives Health Subcommittee on Thursday, October 16 at 2:30 pm. Mr. McConchie will be addressing the moral and ethical issues surrounding stem cell research
AUL President Dr. Charmaine Yoest said, “The only stem cell research [...]
Americans United for Life Honors New Yorkers for Parental Rights at Gala Dinner
Friday, October 10th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — Americans United for Life (AUL) last night presented the Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award to New Yorkers for Parental Rights (NYFPR). Jessica Shanahan, President of NYFPR, was on hand to accept the award.
AUL President Dr. Charmaine Yoest said, “The work of New Yorkers for Parental Rights is both an [...]
Press Release: Americans United for Life Responds to Supreme Court’s Denial of Review in Life Cases: A Huge Victory for Choose Life Plates in Arizona, Disappointment in Missouri and New Jersey Cases
Monday, October 6th, 2008Chicago, Illinois — In response to the U.S. Supreme Court announcement that it will not grant further review to life-related cases from Arizona, Missouri, and New Jersey, Americans United for Life (AUL) made the following statements.
Arizona Life Coalition v. Stanton requires that Choose Life license plates be offered in Arizona.
Denise Burke, AUL’s Vice President & [...]
Healthcare Rights of Conscience: A Hotbed of Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Action in 2008
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Most state legislative sessions have ended for 2008, and the results in the area of rights of conscience are fairly depressing. A disturbing 60 percent of all conscience-related bills considered this year were compulsion bills. In other words, these were not bills aimed at protecting the conscientious and moral beliefs of healthcare providers; instead, these [...]
California Suicide Law Signed by Schwarzenegger
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Last night Gov. Schwarzenegger signed AB 2747 into law. This law requires physicians to give patients with treatable illnesses information on suicide, including financial information. There are no guidelines on what or how this information should be given. This law will put financial pressure on poor patients suffering from treatable diseases to commit suicide.
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