The website I chose above is an organization named Americans United for Life that advocates for pro-life beliefs, which I do not support. I believe that every woman should have the right to decide what to do with her body without the input of rich, white, old lawmakers telling her otherwise. Their mission statement put in simple terms is: We advance the human right to life in culture, law, and policy. The website states that since their creation in 1971, they have been advocating for the protection of human life within all court systems. They claim to be involved in every abortion-related case decided by the Supreme Court. The website includes a list of Supreme Court cases as evidence to support their pro-life arguments/beliefs; these include Dobbs v. Jackson and Roe v. Wade. This group advocates for the reversal of Roe V. Wade in order to “uphold life saving law” in Mississippi. They have a group of lawyers who defend the Hyde amendment which states that federal and state governments do not have to fund elective abortions. There are also a list of briefs they say have played a major role in maintaining “common-sense health and safety regulations of abortion providers, protecting the conscience rights of health care professionals, and preventing the judicial recognition of suicide by physician.”
They have developed a report titled Unsafe that highlights America’s abortion industry conditions. The report has been endorsed by several politicians and even The Washington Post. This report is evidence offered to support their arguments that abortion does not uphold health and safety regulations. Lastly, the Americans United for Life organization took the words of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and twisted them in a way to show she supports pro-life beliefs. She made points made during her opening statement that emphasized the importance of family ties and unity based on her own experiences. The AUL says that even though she seems to take a neutral stance, she is hinting at the fact that all human life should be preserved. To ass, they are trying to endorse her in a sense because they end the article with, “Here’s hoping that if confirmed, Justice Jackson will have ears to hear the wisdom of more senior members of the Court, and that there will be many more lunchtime conversations that turn on lived experience.” This shows that they want Judge Jackson to be persuaded by these older members who share these egregious beliefs since they think her life story supports pro-life beliefs.