Americans United for Life has filed more than 200 legal briefs, and helped create at least 400 anti-abortion bills in more than 40 states.
, show AUL’s holistic approach, from bill writing to court litigation. Both cases involved challenges to so-called “Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers,” or TRAP, laws enacted by Texas and Louisiana, respectively.
Louisiana, meanwhile, began holding legislative hearings on a bill similar to Texas’ law as it was being challenged in the courts. At the time, there were five abortion clinics in Louisiana, and six abortion doctors. A district court decided it would place an “undue burden” on patients seeking abortion care because if the law went into effect, it would result in the state having one clinic and one doctor. It, too, ended up before the Supreme Court in the June Medical case.
Contrary to public media reports, June Medical was not a resounding victory for abortion advocates,” AUL attorneys wrote. “The positions of a majority of the court in June Medical provide a clear road map to the states for winning future abortion cases.” “This was a historic moment and exceeded our expectations,” the group said Friday in a celebratory message to supporters. “Americans United For Life filed a brief in Roe v. Wade over 50 years ago, and have been fighting ever since to protect the human right to life. The Dobbs decision is better than we could have hoped for!”than the National Right to Life Committee, or Susan B.
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