Action Alert
These 10 States Urgently Need Your Attention
This November, 10 states will feature ballot measures that seek to enshrine abortion into their state constitution.
ALL has developed FREE materials with detailed and thoroughly researched information on WHAT each state’s ballot measure says and WHY Catholics have the obligation to vote against them.
Week in Review
Pink Ribbons Raise Red Flags for Pro-Life Donors During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, American Life League’s Charity Watchlist cautions life-minded givers against supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation without first understanding how donor dollars are spent. These nonprofit organizations raise funds for research and for the prevention of breast cancer, but American Life League declares that their funding of abortion services and use of embryonic tissue negate any good they do and raise serious ethical concerns for pro-life advocates.
As America’s two largest breast-cancer-focused charities, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation have been engaged in activities that don’t sit well with pro-life advocates. Both of these nonprofits have earned a negative red rating on the Charity Watchlist.
American Life League national director Katie Brown explained the most egregious concerns uncovered in researching these organizations.
“For over a decade, pro-life groups have pointed to the Komen Foundation’s funding of programs at Planned Parenthood centers and of grants supporting services at the abortion giant,” Brown said. “However Komen chooses to defend this relationship, there is no justifiable reason to be in bed with this vile business, which profits from killing preborn children at taxpayer expense.”
Additionally, Brown criticized Komen’s funding of institutes that use human embryonic stem cells in their research, a practice that is deeply opposed by the pro-life community.
“Likewise, researchers funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation have spoken openly about their work utilizing human embryonic stem cells,” added Brown.
“In 2024, a staggering 360,000 women across the nation are estimated to face the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer,” observed Brown. “The devaluation of human life as practiced by the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation compounds this tragedy. We urge donors who wish to support breast cancer prevention to consider charitable organizations that affirm and protect human life regardless of stage of development.”
Katherine Van Dyke, American Life League’s lead researcher on the Charity Watchlist project, named the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute as a recipient of a green, or positive, rating. She explained, “Life-minded donors seeking to support the fight against breast cancer will be pleased to discover that the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute upholds pro-life values and does not support anti-life organizations or agendas.”
Founded and operated by pro-life doctors, the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute educates healthcare professionals and the general public on ways to reduce breast cancer incidence without advancing the anti-life agendas espoused by organizations that affirm or fund abortion or the use of human embryonic stem cells.
American Life League’s Charity Watchlist is an online tool using a simple stoplight green-yellow-red color coding to allow donors to know if they “go ahead” and donate to a green-coded nonprofit without reservations, “proceed with caution” after being fully informed of the potential risks of an organization assigned yellow, or “stop” any support of an organization that is designated as red because of its endorsement of abortion and other life issues.
ALL’s Charity Watchlist currently profiles more than 120 tax-exempt nonprofits based on their implementation of life-affirming values or their endorsement of anti-life practices. American Life League promises that the list will continue to grow and invites charitable givers to submit nonprofit groups for Charity Watchlist review.
View the current Charity Watchlist at all.org/charity-watchlist.
Abortion Pill Report Continues to Inform People of the Crisis Before Us
American Life League’s latest report, Beneath the Surface: Exposing the Abortion Pill Drug Cartel, has been gaining traction in the media for its facts on what is really going on with abortion pill access in the US. While there are numerous claims that certain states are abortion free, shield laws protect abortion providers, legislation permits abortion in some circumstances, and neglect of the discreet shipment of random abortion pills from other countries by US government agencies prove otherwise. Abortion pills are accessible in all 50 states regardless of the state’s abortion laws, as the abortion drug cartel remains undisturbed.
This horrendous discovery led ALL’s research team to investigate the methods in which women can access these pills so easily in states that have “pro-life” laws. ALL exposes the “Community Network partners” who ship abortion pills to women illegally in the mail. These networks often operate out of other countries with abortion pills that are not approved by the FDA, and anyone of any age can order these deadly pills to kill their or another woman’s preborn child since little information is requested by the abortion pill cartel. Additionally, many abortion websites, telehealth providers, and facilities can legally ship these pills in the mail because of legislation that allows them to do so, making it very easy for women to obtain abortion pills despite their state’s laws on abortion.
While this report is just the start of our work to confront this crisis, we invite you to read and share this report with others. Children’s lives are at stake, and our state and federal lawmakers, government agencies, and the abortion pill peddlers need to be held accountable. Read the report here.
ALL in the News
ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program is hosting its annual Pro-Life Essay Contest. The popular contest was announced in several media outlets this week including Aleteia, Catholic Herald of Milwaukee, and Catholic Review.
ALL’s new report on the abortion pill is still making rounds in the media. This week, Katie Brown was a guest on In the Market with Janet Parshall (the segment with Katie comes at 27:44). She was also a guest on The Drew Mariani Show to discuss the report, as well as EWTN’s Pro-Life Weekly. Written media included two articles from The Washington Stand, the first linked here and the second here. More media came from stories in The Christian Post, Live Action, The Daily Signal, National Catholic Register, Catholic Vote, The Washington Times, Catholic World Report, LifeSiteNews,Pregnancy Help News, and SRN News.
Susan Ciancio, editor of Celebrate Life Magazine and director of the Culture of Life Studies Program—ALL’s pre-K-12 pro-life education program—wrote an article featured on Catholic World Report this week. Read the article here.
Twice a week, Judie’s commentaries are distributed to an expansive media list. The list contains over 100 media outlets such as Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller, among others. Judie’s commentaries are each featured on the front page of ALL.org.
Pro-Life Education
Culture of Life Studies Program
Embracing a Culture of Life: Blessed Chiara Luce Badano: Blessed Chiara Luce Badano was a joyful young Italian girl who bravely battled a painful bone cancer. Until her death, Blessed Chiara encouraged her friends to trust in God, even in times of great pain and suffering. With the rise of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in our society, many students today do not understand that suicide is not compassionate care for the suffering patient. We must help the next generation understand the value of suffering in their lives. This lesson teaches students the value of suffering and how it can bring us closer to God, especially at the end of life. ORDER HERE
ALL’s Education Materials
Spiritual Adoption of a Conflicted Mother Prayer Card: In the spirit of Archbishop Sheen’s beloved prayer for children in danger of being aborted, we introduce this prayer for mothers who are being offered abortion as a “solution” to their unexpected pregnancy. Prayer is a powerful way to clear her heart and mind of the lies and distortions put forth by abortion proponents. SHOP NOW
Pro-Life Social Media
Put a Pro-Life Pumpkin on Your Porch
Now that the weather is cooling, families across the country are preparing their Halloween jack-o’-lanterns. We understand if your little ones are carving grinning faces and spooky eyes into their pumpkins, but perhaps you might consider taking a stab at your own.
American Life League has a couple of templates to help you. Just download, print, and you’re well on your way to a pro-life Halloween.
Ava’s full story can be found on YouTube.