Thanks to Right to Life of Michigan for providing the following:
Americans United for Life, a premier prolife legal advocacy organization, recently assessed the status of abortion in the United States. Michigan was highlighted in their 520-page report as a state which has an enforceable abortion ban when Roe is overturned. Michigan has also followed a life-saving strategy of passing prolife laws which has reduced the number of abortions in our state by nearly 50 percent.
Americans United for Life highlighted the proven strategy used by many prolife state groups including the work of Right to Life of Michigan. According to research, passing prolife laws such as parental consent, informed consent and clinic regulations have reduced the number of abortions in the United States.The AUL manual is a must read and portions can be accessed online at AUL's website, www.aul.org. The 520-page Defending Life 2006 guide is also available for purchase here.This strategy works according to Americans United for Life. AUL does not support legislative efforts in the states to ban abortion given the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The high court does not have the votes needed to reverse the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision which struck down state prohibitions on abortion, according to Americans United for Life.
As part of the AUL report, all 50 states were ranked from best to worst on their laws as of 2005 related to abortion, bioethics, end-of-life issues and rights of conscience for healthcare providers.
The 10 best states, according to AUL, are Michigan, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky. The 10 worst are Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Alaska, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Montana.
