By the Republican National Committee
REPUBLICANS STAND FOR LIFE
- This week, the Biden administration is marking what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by holding pro-abortion rallies across the country.
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<li>Life is precious and worth defending; Biden and Democrats are fighting to force their radical abortion agenda on all Americans – Republicans are fighting to stop them.</li>
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<li>Biden and Democrats have caved to the most radical members of their party, supporting <a href="https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/status/1522190541311692805">abortion</a>-on-demand up until the moment of birth and after.
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<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/europe-study-15-week-abortions">47 out of 50</a> countries in Europe have limits on abortion prior to 15 weeks, while <em>Roe</em>'s viability standard was in line with <a href="https://ijr.com/scotus-judge-us-on-peoples-republic-china-north-korea-over-roe-v-wade/">China and North Korea</a>.</li>
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<li>Democrats' extremism is out of step with <a href="https://sbaprolife.org/polling">most Americans</a> who want commonsense limitations.</li>
<li>The Republican Party is fighting back against Biden and Democrats' increasingly radical abortion agenda, championing pro-life policies both in Congress and across the United States.
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<li>Last year, the Republican House majority voted to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/politics/house-abortion-bill/index.html">ensure babies born alive following botched abortions receive medical care</a> and voted to <a href="https://www.catholicnews.com/2023/01/11/u-s-house-passes-two-pro-life-measures-facing-steep-odds-in-the-senate/">condemn violence against pro-life organizations</a>, churches, and groups that provide services to expecting-mothers.</li>
<li>This year, Republicans passed the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, because women shouldn't have to <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP/status/1747959270199734746">choose between</a> getting their degree or carrying their baby to term.</li>
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<li>The pro-life movement speaks up for both lives that are at stake during an abortion – the mother and the unborn child.</li>
<li>Republicans will continue to advocate for life, support women, uphold the law, and stand against an extreme Democrat Party's pro-abortion agenda.</li>
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS ABORTION WITHOUT LIMITS
- The Biden administration is an advocate for abortions without limits.
- Biden refused to name any limits on abortion that he supports despite having acknowledged that abortion kills a child.
- Kamala Harris said that supporting abortion-on-demand "does not require anyone to abandon their faith or their beliefs."
- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra refused to condemn partial birth abortion and abortion based on sex or disability.
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg failed to condemn infanticide and said he does not think there should be any limits on abortion.
- The Biden administration is referring Americans to an abortion website which includes a section for people "15 or younger" on how to "bypass" parents and guardians to obtain an abortion.
- Biden's HHS sought to circumvent the Hyde Amendment in order to use federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortion.
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE ABORTION EXTREMISTS
- Senate Democrats have consistently promoted unlimited abortion-on-demand and have refused to name any limits on abortion they support.
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said he would not be the "arbiter of an age" at which a minor child could have an abortion without parental consent.
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO) refused to recognize any limit on when abortion should be legal.
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA) refused to answer if he believes in any legal limits on abortion and suggested that "even God" favors unrestricted abortion-on-demand until birth.
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) refused to answer if he supports any limitations on abortion.
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI) "bragged" about getting 8th grade children to support abortion.
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke out against parental notification laws for abortion.
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) refused to support any restrictions or limits on abortion.
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) refused to say she opposed late term abortion and said she would not limit abortion after 20 weeks.
- Tina Smith (D-MN) said abortion is "fundamental" and "the most American of values."
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) said she was "proud to vote against" a law preventing abortions after 20 weeks.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued against a bill that would protect babies born alive during an abortion and said he would not support any restrictions on abortion.
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she is in favor of "reducing limits" on abortion.
- John Fetterman (D-PA) called abortion without limits "sacred" and said he doesn't support any restrictions on abortion, even in the third trimester.
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he backs unrestricted abortion until birth and using taxpayer money to fund abortions in other countries to control population growth.
- Patty Murray (D-WA) refused to say if she supports any limits on abortion.
- House Democrats have been vocal in their support of radical abortion policies.
- Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks was "conservatism gone wild" and that legislation requiring lifesaving care for babies born of botched abortions is to "impose government-mandated pregnancies."
- Katie Porter (D-CA) said we "need" abortion because of inflation.
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) advocated for abortions after 20 weeks and said it is an "injustice" that taxpayer money does not fund abortions.
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said deciding to have an abortion is "like deciding what career you're going to pursue."
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said that she supports abortion after 20 weeks.
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) called limiting abortion after 20 weeks "extreme."
- Val Demings (D-FL) said that having an abortion is a woman's "destiny."
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) called on the Senate to "pass" the Abortion For All Act "without delay."
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) called on the Senate to abolish the filibuster and "codify the right to abortion without governmental interference."
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) called to pass legislation eliminating virtually all restrictions on abortion.
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY) said she will "oppose any efforts to restrict" abortion.
- Cori Bush (D-MO) said that the Senate should abolish the filibuster and force pro-life Americans to fund abortions for "pregnant people."
- Democrats caved to the radical left in support of the "Abortion For All Act," the most radical pro-abortion bill in history which would eliminate virtually all federal limits on abortion and block pro-life laws around the country.
- In May 2022, 49 Senate Democrats voted for the "Abortion For All Act" and in September 2021, 218 house Democrats voted for the "Abortion for All Act."
- 17 Democrat governors signed a letter calling on Congress to pass the Abortion For All Act, including: Governors Tony Evers (D-WI), Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Ned Lamont (D-CT), Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), Tim Walz (D-MN), Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Tom Wolf (D-PA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), and Steve Sisolak (NV).
DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PRO-LIFE VOTERS IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY
- Democrats have made clear that there's no place for pro-life voters in the Democrat party.
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said there is no such thing as a pro-life Democrat: "being pro-choice is an absolutely essential part of being a Democrat."
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said voters that do not want tax dollars paying for abortion do not have "a valid argument."
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said "not every Democrat is pro-choice...we really need to reassess if it's appropriate for them to continue to serve."
- Pete Buttigieg dodged if pro-life Democrats deserve a place within the party.
DEMOCRATS HAVE CALLED FOR AND REFUSED TO CONDEMN PRO-ABORTION VIOLENCE
- Pro-abortion radicals have targeted and attacked pregnancy and pro-life centers across the country as Democrats refused to denounce the violence.
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1540431799129702402?s=20&t=w1rAjBFPEkO0jc_I9MkvRQ">Jackie Speier (D-CA)</a> called on pro-abortion activists to "armor up" because "there's a war out there."</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1540431799129702402?s=20&t=w1rAjBFPEkO0jc_I9MkvRQ">Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)</a> agreed with Rep. Speier's statements to "armor up," adding, "that's right, this is not a drill."</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1540385100478783488?s=20&t=M8YSAvTccqf58hmwdHAbbQ">Maxine Waters (D-CA) </a>told activists to "defy" the Supreme Court.</li>
<li><a href="https://politicalemails.org/messages/701452">Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)</a> encouraged her supporters to "rise up" because "a normal response won't suffice."</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1534552225082744832">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA)</a> answered "yes" when asked if he was "comfortable with protests…outside the homes of Supreme Court justices."</li>
<li><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaloney.house.gov%2Fmedia-center%2Fpress-releases%2Fmaloney-bonamici-menendez-warren-introduce-legislation-to-stop-anti&data=05%7C01%7CSFeigelson%40gop.com%7Cd29126ad03c84e5baf9108da5a0c9ac9%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637921307436153187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1mPKGwQ0yxaZ1T%2BpUB9QzNhLCKoOtoSZJuE2etyRedY%3D&reserved=0">Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)</a> and other prominent Democrats introduced legislation to "crack down" on crisis pregnancy centers that help women keep their babies.</li>
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<li>Democrats have <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-10-2022/protesting-tactics/">refused to condemn the threatening protests</a> of pro-abortion extremists.
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<li>Biden himself never <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1539610370482077696">condemned the assassination attempt</a> of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1522332234136621058">Former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki</a>, on <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1523749688729550848">multiple</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1523756230082056192">occasions</a>, refused to condemn activists posting the justices' home addresses online.
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<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/05/06/press-gaggle-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-5/">Psaki</a> refused to say if Biden "has a view" on activists harassing justices at their homes and <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1524102475988488194">downplayed</a> the harassment, claiming protests "have been peaceful to date and we certainly continue to encourage that outside of judges' homes."</li>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1522690143613816833">Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)</a> called on protesters to actively pressure justices to influence their decisions.
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<li>After Democrats blocked a bill to offer heightened security to justices amid threats and an assassination attempt, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10900319/House-Dems-BLOCK-security-Supreme-Court-justices-arrested-man-threatening-Kavanaugh.html">Pelosi</a> claimed no justice was "in danger."</li>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1541138312626421760">Gretchen Witmer (D-MI)</a> refused to condemn violence from pro-abortion extremists.</li>
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