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Dr. Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid changing abortion rhetoric and significant legislative advances, a group of legal experts in the nation’s capital said that they are confident in the future of the pro-life movement. “In this epic struggle,” said Dr. Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, “my money’s on the baby.” Hosting a Jan. 24 symposium in Washington, D.C., Yoest and other speakers discussed changes in rhetoric surrounding the abortion debate, as well as growing legislative efforts in the 40 years since the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision established a “right” to abortion nationwide. Much of the discussion focused on changes to tactics used by abortion advocates over the years. Yoest explained that while pro-life advocates have been consistent in delivering a message of “defending life,” the abortion movement has changed the way it framed its arguments numerous times. In the 1970s, she s...

Dr. Charmaine Yoest , President of Americans United for Life , will be the only pro-lifer testifying at Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotmayor's Senate confirmation hearings. She is scheduled to testify this afternoon. Charmaine posted the following on AUL's blog : My testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon - please tune in and then let us know what you think. If you're not able to view the hearings on TV, you can view the hearings online at C-Span.org . We've heard that some of the Senators want to do some aggressive questioning, so we appreciate your support.... We have worked tirelessly to educate the Senators and pro-life Americans about Judge Sotomayor's record on abortion. You can view our work that includes charts, op-eds and fact sheets at Sotomayor411.com . AUL Senior Fellow Dawn Eden has done a terrific job live-blogging the Sotomayor hearings . Following her live-bloggin...

Washington, DC -- Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of Americans United for Life released the following statement in response to news that leaders in Congress plan to make funding embryo destructive stem cell research a priority. “Given the current state of the economy, to squander taxpayer resources on research that destroys human embryos, that shows no actual therapeutic results, and that in fact runs counter to the latest stem cell discoveries (induced pluripotent stem cells or iPSCs) is nothing more than ideologically-driven government at its very worst. “It is mystifying why Speaker Pelosi and other leaders in Congress continue to push for funding to destroy human embryos in the face of continued success with stem cells from bone marrow, umbilical cords, and other non-embryonic sources.”