In case you missed it earlier this week, I’m sharing a recent USA Today profile of Americans United for Life. It underscores our tremendous, outsized impact.
"The group publishes a "pro-life playbook" called Defending Life to guide lawmakers with model legislation and analysis. The 2019 edition includes recommendations for each state, and guidelines that encourage states to prioritize legislation to defund abortion services. Americans United for Life offers lawmakers a menu of more than 50 model bills.
"Each year, about 30 bills pass nationwide based on its models or with assistance from the group's attorneys, said Steven Aden, the group's chief legal officer and general counsel. ...
"The USA TODAY/Arizona Republic analysis found Americans United for Life was behind the bulk of the more than 400 [pro-life] bills introduced in 41 states. The analysis compares known model legislation with bills introduced by lawmakers using a computer algorithm developed to detect similarities in language."
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