Ultrasound
Ultrasounds, “Missing Angels” & Defining Life
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Judging from comments made by pro-choice activists, Michelle Goldberg (author of Kingdom Coming) and Rebecca Traister (of Salon.com), technological advancements are having an impact on the rhetoric used in the abortion debate. In their discussion of the “internal contradiction” between third term abortions and ultrasound images, the women recognized the need to evolve from using [...]
What Did Barack Obama Promise Planned Parenthood?
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Last year before the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Barack Obama told pro-abortion activists:
“The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.”
With a single stroke of the pen, Barack Obama would wipe away virtually every state law on abortion nationwide. Instantly, it will undo thirty-seven years of legal work, research, and [...]
Drastic Reduction of Abortions in Michigan Demonstrate the Importance of Incremental Protections
Thursday, May 29th, 2008As life-affirming laws in Michigan increase, the abortion rates in Michigan continue to plummet. Michigan state health officials announced last week that the abortion rate in the state have dropped to a record low since record-keeping began in 1979. The current abortion rate shows a 50% drop since the peak in 1987, and a 3.7% [...]
Battle for a Culture of Life Is in the States
Monday, April 28th, 2008In our introduction to Defending Life 2008, we argue that “[I]t is in the states where we are winning the battle to create a culture of life and to protect all human life from its earliest stages until its natural end. Each year, we are making progress incrementally – state by state and law by [...]
Gonzales v. Carhart: One Year Later
Monday, April 21st, 2008Gonzales v. Carhart: One Year Later
Letting the People Decide
By Denise M. Burke
Vice President & Legal Director, Americans United for Life
One year ago, the public debate over abortion was irrevocably altered. In the landmark Gonzales v. Carhart decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal ban on partial-birth abortion and, more importantly, abdicated, at least in [...]
Oklahoma Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto
Thursday, April 17th, 2008AUL’s Oklahoma State Network Affiliate, Maressa Treat sends the following message about activity in her state.
Last night Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed SB 1878, an omnibus pro-life bill, but today pro-life legislators came together and overrode the veto!
The Oklahoma State Senate voted at 11:00 am to override Governor Henry’s veto, 37-11. And thirty minutes later [...]
Pro-Life Legislation Passes Oklahoma Senate
Friday, April 11th, 2008Maressa Treat, AUL’s liaison in Oklahoma, has worked with a coalition of pro-life groups and individuals to pass Senate Bill 1878, a sweeping piece of pro-life legislation. The bill now awaits the Governor Brad Henry’s signature.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oklahoma State Senate
Senator Todd Lamb, R-Edmond
Pro-Life Legislation Passes Senate
State Capitol, Oklahoma City – An omnibus pro-life bill passed [...]
