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Americans United for Life Says Attacks on Virginia Ultrasound Law Could Result in Fatal Consequences for Women

WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-22-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called attacks on a Virginia ultrasound bill “clear evidence that a powerful abortion lobby is willing to sacrifice women’s health and safety for a radical abortion agenda.”
The Virginia bill that has passed the Senate and may be considered in the House [...]

Americans United for Life Files a brief regarding the Constitutionality of the Abortion Mandate in President Obama’s Healthcare Law before the U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-13-12) – Americans United for Life joined forces with other pro-life legal organizations to file the leading pro-life amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama Administration’s healthcare law, violates the Constitution by forcing Americans to pay for abortion.
AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine [...]

Americans United for Life says Obama Administration’s Strained Health Care Policy Pronouncement “turns Roe on its head”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-10-12) – Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest said that the Obama Administration continues to force the abortion-inducing drugs mandate in its preventive health care guidelines, despite today’s ”strained attempt to gloss over a fatally-flawed policy that does not address women’s health care needs.”
Dr. Yoest made the following statement: “It [...]

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Abortion Proponents Argue Against Medical Standards of Care

What happens when abortion providers don’t follow practices of standard medical care?
You get Kermit Gosnell.  Or Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley.  You get unsafe, unsanitary conditions. 
You get a “back alley.”
In order to better protect the health and welfare of women seeking abortion, states regulate abortion clinics and require informed consent before obtaining an abortion.  For [...]

The Alabama Supreme Court released an important decision in Hamilton v. Scott today.

The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously held that the court’s September 2011 decision in Mack v. Carmack, WL 3963006 (Ala. Sept. 9, 2011), extending the scope of Alabama’s wrongful death statute, includes the unborn child from the point of conception. Americans United for Life has supported these legal developments in the courts and in state and [...]

Americans United for Life Files a brief regarding the Constitutionality of the Abortion Mandate in President Obama’s Healthcare Law before the U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. (02-13-12) – Americans United for Life joined forces with other pro-life legal organizations to file the leading pro-life amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama Administration’s healthcare law, violates the Constitution by forcing Americans to pay for abortion.
AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine [...]

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Charmaine Yoest discusses Komen and Planned Parenthood on CBS


Charmaine Yoest of AUL was on CBS News in a story that aired multiple times last weekend, including on CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning. The story discussed last week’s news related to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and their funding of Planned Parenthood.

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AUDIO: Anna Franzonello of AUL on the Patt Morrison Show

Anna Franzonello of AUL appeared on the Patt Morrison Show on Southern California Public Radio on July 20, 2011.

AUDIO: McConchie testifies in Maine

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Daniel McConchie, Vice President of Government Affairs for AUL, testified before the Judiciary Committee of the Maine legislature today (May 3, 2011.)

AUDIO: AUL’s Tele-Conference on Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

AUL Senior Counsel William L. Saunders and the Americans United for Life legal team held an exclusive election tele-briefing on Tuesday, October 19th. Saunders and the AUL legal team prepared a legal affidavit they shared and they addressed any and all questions on this issue.

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