Anne O'Connor Archives

November 1, 2018

The Top 5 Legal Threats to Your Pregnancy Center … and How to Protect Against Them in 2019

On October 30, 2018, NIFLA led hundreds of participants in a free online training session for pregnancy centers. Tuesday’s live online training session focused on the top 5 legal threats to pregnancy centers and ways to protect against these threats in 2019. If you missed this special pregnancy center training from the legal team behind NIFLA v. Becerra, you can register to hear the recording here. The outline below contains highlights from this important presentation. […]

December 11, 2018

How Pregnancy Centers Can Overcome The “Fake Clinic” Myth

For years, abortion industry advocates have sought to discredit pro-life pregnancy centers with the lie that pregnancy centers are “fake clinics.” In a live online training for all pro-life pregnancy centers, NIFLA President Thomas Glessner and Vice President of Legal Affairs Anne O’Connor led an informative discussion about how centers can overcome this myth. NIFLA President and Founder Thomas Glessner said attacks on pro-life clinics have significantly increased over the last decade. The “fake clinic” […]

January 24, 2019

Newly Passed Law Allows Abortion Up Until Birth: A Horrific Human Rights Violation

New York Senate has removed restrictions on late-term abortions allowing termination of fully-formed children by lethal injection. Thursday, January 24, 2019 This week New York’s so-called “Reproductive Health Act” passed with a 38-28 vote and was signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York legislators cheered after the state Senate removed restrictions on late-term abortions, allowing babies to be aborted up until the day of birth. The following statement may be attributed […]

May 8, 2019

NIFLA: Connecticut Should Consider the Costs of Pro-Abortion Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: [email protected] NIFLA Calls on Connecticut Legislature to Vote Against House Bill 7070 The following statements may be attributed to the NIFLA leadership team: “In light of NIFLA’s landmark victory in NIFLA v. Becerra last year, this bill is clearly unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government does not have the right to target a group of people because of their sincerely held beliefs. NIFLA will do everything within its power […]

June 7, 2019

NIFLA Statement on the Failure of Connecticut House Bill 7070

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: [email protected] NIFLA released the following statement following the failure of House Bill 7070 to pass the Connecticut State Senate: “NIFLA is grateful that the Connecticut State Senate did not pass this unconstitutional legislation. Mothers facing unexpected pregnancies should have a safe haven to review all of their options rather than a place that profits from their choices. Pregnancy center clients regularly express overwhelming gratitude because they receive the love, support, and […]

July 8, 2019

President Trump, Vice President Pence, NIFLA and ADF Honor First Anniversary of Supreme Court NIFLA v. Becerra Decision

My daughter graduated from high school last month. Her graduation caused me to ponder about the privileges we Americans enjoy. It is indeed a great privilege to be a young woman in America, and even more so this year as NIFLA celebrated the first anniversary of its Supreme Court victory, NIFLA v. Becerra. This victory earned my daughter and her generation—as well as all Americans—freedom not to be compelled to speak a message with which […]

December 20, 2019

Anne O’Connor’s Letter to The Washington Post’s Editor: “Women Deserve a ‘Window into the Womb’ Through Mandatory Ultrasound”

“In my three decades serving women in vulnerable situations, I’ve heard countless stories of lives saved through the power of ultrasound. A true and vital ‘window into the womb,’ an ultrasound is a unique chance for a pregnant woman to form a bond with her unborn child. Yet, as Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr., a law professor at the University of Alabama, made clear in his Dec. 12 Thursday Opinion essay, ‘The court’s free speech hypocrisy,’ not […]

January 8, 2020

Anne O’Connor in Washington Examiner: “The Case for Pre-abortion Ultrasound Laws”

“In my three decades serving women in this most vulnerable situation, I’ve heard countless stories of lives saved through the power of ultrasound. A true and vital “window into the womb,” an ultrasound is a unique chance for a mother and her significant others, including the father of the baby, to form a lasting bond with her unborn child. This is why an ultrasound before an abortion is essential. This may be the only chance […]

January 17, 2020

Anne O’Connor featured in Wall Street Journal: “New York Tries Again to Muzzle Pro-Life Groups”

“The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates can’t catch a break. Not two years after battling a California law all the way to the Supreme Court in Nifla v. Becerra—and winning—the Virginia-based pro-life organization is now suing New York state officials over legislation that undermines the ability of its Empire State member centers to hire workers who support their mission. The law ‘violates our very reason for being,’ says Anne O’Connor, Nifla’s vice president […]