Reviewing the Virtual March for Life

February 1, 2010

Some screenshots from the 2010 Virtual March for Life. More information reviewing the march will be added in the next few days.

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Submit a video of your personal story in support of Tebow’s ad

February 1, 2010

Last week, Americans United for Life Action (AULA) and LifeNews.com launched a Facebook page in support of Focus on the Family’s pro-life Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow. The number of supporters on that page has grown rapidly since then. It has now eclipsed the 100,000 mark.
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“Support Tebow’s Superbowl Ad” Group on Facebook Scoring Touchdown with Fans

January 28, 2010

WASHINGTON – A coalition of abortion rights groups are expressing “outrage” over an upcoming Focus on the Family Superbowl ad about a woman’s decision to continue with a high-risk pregnancy against doctor’s advice – a mother’s personal choice which resulted in the birth of Tim Tebow, who has become one of America’s biggest college football [...]

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Support Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl Ad

January 26, 2010

As you have probably heard by now, the National Organization for Women is pressuring CBS to yank a pro-life Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow from the airwaves. Focus on the Family purchased that commercial air time. Earlier today, AUL Action President and CEO Charmaine Yoest appeared on MSNBC to defend the free speech rights [...]

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Charmaine Yoest at last week’s Bloggers Briefing

January 26, 2010

Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of AUL Action, participated in last week’s Bloggers Briefing prior to last week’s March for Life. Discussion included the Virtual March for Life. In addition to the below video, you can listen to audio here.

More information on The Bloggers Briefing is here.

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Live coverage of today’s March for Life

January 22, 2010

AUL Action has a special site covering today’s March for Life at VirtualMarchforLife.com. We will have updates there throughout the day.

While there, you can watch a live webcast courtesy of EWTN. You can also see Twitter and text message (SMS) updates. To have your updates show up, use the Twitter hashtag of #march4life or text [...]

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Governors Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry and Sen. John McCain Join the Virtual March for Life

January 21, 2010

 Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to attend tomorrow’s National March for Life, which takes place annually on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.  Americans United for Life Action, in an effort to bolster the real March for Life, launched the first-ever Virtual March for Life www.virtualmarchforlife.com earlier this week.  This innovative [...]

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Special E-mail Message from Charmaine Yoest: Join Virtual March for Life!

January 19, 2010

Dear Friends,
Last Friday, we launched the first Virtual March for Life to make sure your voice is heard as the real March for Life kicks off this Friday, January 22nd, here in Washington, DC. If you are unable to join fellow Americans in Washington, DC you can still stand and be counted by going to [...]

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VIDEO: Join the Virtual March for Life!

January 15, 2010

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Come to Washington for the March for Life via your very own Avatar

January 15, 2010

A warm welcome to the countless Americans who will join this year’s March for Life – both in person and, for the first time, via their avatar.
That’s right.  Hollywood has nothing on the power of the internet and millions of pro-life Americans ready to stand up for life – especially during this crucial health care [...]

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Dr. Yoest on Passage of Senate Health Care Bill

December 24, 2009

“Americans don’t want taxpayer funding for abortions and are opposed to a first-ever, mandatory abortion tax. Knowing this, the bill’s proponents have rushed it through the Senate at a time when Americans are focused on celebrating Christmas with their families.”
- Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President of Americans United for Life Action
For more information:
http://blog.aul.org/2009/12/20/the-abortion-tax-and-other-problems-in-senator-reid%E2%80%99s-amendment/
http://blog.aul.org/2009/12/19/legal-analysis-of-life-concerns-in-managers-amendment/

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Dr. Charmaine Yoest: “60 Senators Just Made History”

December 21, 2009

Statement of Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President of Americans United for Life Action

“60 U.S. Senators just made history by voting to move forward with a bill that imposes a first-ever mandatory abortion tax on the American people. Majority Leader Reid held this vote in the middle of the night because he knows that the vast majority [...]

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AULA Alert: PRO-LIFE LEADER SENDS URGENT LETTER TO SENATOR REID

December 17, 2009

Charmaine Yoest Urges “Comprehensive Respect for Life” in Majority Leader’s Revisions to Senate Health Care Bill
Americans United for Life Action President, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, sent a letter today to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he considers a manager’s amendment – the Majority Leader’s revisions to a bill – to the Senate health care [...]

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Letter to Senator Reid on Manager’s Amendment to Health Care Reform Bill

December 17, 2009

Senator Harry Reid
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Reid:
As you consider a manager’s amendment to your health care reform bill, I want to urge
you to include specific language that ensures your legislation comprehensively respects life. The
amendment needs to include significant and reasonable revisions to the bill in order to alleviate
the concerns of the [...]

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AUL Action Urges the Defeat of Omnibus Bill Over DC Abortion Funding

December 10, 2009

Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
Media Contact:
Heather Smith
202-270-9962
Heather.Smith@aulaction.org
AUL Action Urges the Defeat of Omnibus Bill Over DC Abortion Funding
“This appropriations bill guts a longstanding prohibition on using public funds to pay for abortions in the District of Columbia.  The bill also provides millions of dollars for international “family planning” that could be directed to organizations that pay [...]

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Americans United For Life Action fights the abortion bailout by supporting the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment

December 7, 2009

Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
Media Contact:
Heather Smith
202-270-9962
Heather.Smith@aulaction.org
Americans United For Life Action fights the abortion bailout by supporting the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment
“Without the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment, America is on the verge of the largest expansion of abortion funding since Roe v. Wade.” — Charmaine Yoest
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2009) — Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Robert [...]

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Leading Anti-Abortion Group Vows to Vigorously Fight the Senate Health Bill

November 22, 2009

Immediate Release
November 21, 2009
Media Contact:
Heather Smith
202-270-9962
Heather.Smith@aulaction.org
Leading Anti-Abortion Group Vows to Vigorously Fight the Senate Health Bill
“This bill provides for an unprecedented expansion of federally-funded abortion. What is health care about if it is not for preserving and protecting human life? If the bill is not amended, it must be defeated.” Charmaine Yoest
WASHINGTON – Americans United [...]

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VIDEO: Sen. Hatch Reads Score Letter of AUL Action

November 22, 2009

On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Hatch read Americans United for Life’s sister organization AUL Action’s score letter to Senators reminding them of the importance of their cloture vote regarding the issue of abortion in health care reform.

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Senate Poised to Advance Majority Leader Reid’s Anti-Life Bill

November 21, 2009

Immediate Release
November 21, 2009
Media Contact:
Heather Smith
202-270-9962
Heather.Smith@aulaction.org
Senate Poised to Advance Majority Leader Reid’s Anti-Life Bill
AUL Action Campaign: Vote NO on Cloture
“This bill provides for unprecedented expansion of federally-funded abortion. Real health care respects life, not ends it.”  Charmaine Yoest
WASHINGTON (November 21, 2009) — At 8:00 p.m. tonight, the Senate is expected to vote on cloture on [...]

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Setting the Stage for Rationed Care: Gambling with Women’s Lives

November 20, 2009

By Mailee Smith, Staff Counsel
Women received two bombshell pieces of “advice” this week.  First, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (a government-funded panel) released guidelines stating that mammograms are not necessary for women of average risk in their 40s, and that women aged 50 to 74 should only undergo mammograms every other year.  The Task [...]

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MA Attorney General Reveals Willingness to Protect Abortion At Any Price

November 13, 2009

By:  Jessica Sage, Staff Counsel
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Martha Coakley— a current Democrat candidate for the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat—strongly criticized the House health care bill for prohibiting federal funding of abortions.  The Boston Globe reported her saying that “fighting for a women’s access to abortion was more important than passing the overall [...]

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