Isakson Welcomes Georgian To Nation's Capital For March For Life

Statement

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today welcomed participants of the 46th annual March for Life to Washington, D.C., where tens of thousands of peaceful marchers are uniting to end abortion and protect innocent lives ahead of the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

"I join with my colleagues in welcoming all those participating in the annual March for Life to our nation's capital," said Isakson. "I'm proud to be an advocate for the unborn, and I will continue to support pro-life policies in the Senate to protect innocent lives."

On Thursday, Jan. 17, Isakson voted in support of legislation he cosponsored, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, S.109, which would permanently prevent taxpayer funding for abortions.

Currently, temporary policies such as one known as the Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except to save the mother's life or in the case of incest or rape, must be renewed each year and do not fully apply to the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

The legislation Isakson voted for would ensure that Hyde Amendment protections are permanent and apply to all taxpayer funding. This legislation also prohibits subsidies in the form of refundable advanceable tax credits for abortion coverage through Obamacare. Isakson has consistently cosponsored this legislation in the Senate, but unfortunately, the measure failed to receive the necessary votes during a procedural vote in the Senate yesterday.

During the new 116th Congress that began Jan. 3, Isakson has also again cosponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would prevent late-term abortions for any reason except to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest after 20 weeks of development, or five months, the point at which medical science has said unborn children can feel pain. Currently, America is only one of seven nations to allow late-term, elective abortions after 20 weeks.

On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Isakson joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines, R-Wyo., and 47 other senators in a letter to President Trump expressing their support for pro-life policies both domestically and worldwide.

Isakson has also again cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would protect a born child who survives an attempted abortion by requiring the same medical care afforded another child born at the same number of weeks.

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