Issue Position: Prolife

Issue Position

The unborn child has a fundamental right to life that must be recognized. While I am strongly pro-life, I do believe exceptions should be made in extreme cases to save the life of the mother in a truly life-threatening pregnancy or delivery. While in Congress, I will work to deny taxpayer funds from contributing to domestic or international organizations that support abortion. Additionally, I will support legislation that opposes using federal funds for abortions.

Currently, I am a co-sponsor of H.R. 217, Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act introduced by Representative Mike Pence which prohibits federal funds from being distributed to family planning agencies unless they certify they will not perform or assist with abortions using these funds. I am also a co-sponsor of Representative Duncan Hunter's H.R. 374, Life at Conception Act, which declares that the Constitutional right to life begins at the moment of conception. I have also co-sponsored H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, introduced by Representative Chris Smith which prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for any abortion.

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