In A Momentous Day For America, The Supreme Court Has Returned The Power To Protect The Unborn To The American People
THE SUPREME COURT RIGHTFULLY RETURNS POWER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
- Today the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, marking a historic victory for life.
- For half a century, unelected judges have dictated America’s abortion laws – this decision returns the debate back to the American people and their elected representatives.
- Voters and elected officials will be able to decide the laws that protect unborn children and support mothers everywhere.
- A majority of Americans want states to determine policies on abortion.
- Life is precious and worth defending; Democrats are fighting to force their radical abortion agenda on all Americans – Republicans are fighting to stop them.
- The pro-life movement speaks up for both lives that are at stake during an abortion – the mother and the unborn child.
- Republicans will continue to advocate for life, uphold the law, and stand against an extreme Democrat Party’s pro-abortion agenda.
AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT PRO-LIFE POLICIES
- A clear majority of Americans believe the most vulnerable in our society should be protected and support pro-life policies.
- 71 percent of Americans want at least some restrictions on abortion according to a Marist poll.
- Americans overwhelmingly reject abortion on demand up until the moment of birth.
- A majority of voters reject abortion on demand and support a 15-week limit on abortion.
- 55 percent of voters say they are more likely to support a 15-week limit on abortion when they learn that an unborn child has the capacity to feel pain.
- 65 percent of Americans believe that second trimester abortions should be illegal, and 80 percent of Americans believe third trimester abortions should be illegal.
- 77 percent of voters support legislation banning infanticide.
- A recent RNC poll found that most voters reject Democrats’ abortion extremism.
- Only 15 percent of voters believe in abortion without limits.
- Only 23 percent of voters believe abortion should be legal when the unborn child is viable to live on its own outside of its mother.
- Only 27 percent of self-described “pro-choice” voters believe abortion should be legal at any time during pregnancy and for any reason.
PRO-LIFE AMERICANS CARE ABOUT MOTHERS
- The pro-life movement cares not only about the unborn child, but also for vulnerable mothers.
- There are over 2,700 pro-life pregnancy centers that serve pregnant mothers.
- Pregnancy centers help a mother throughout her pregnancy and after, such as providing basic baby supplies, classes in parenting and financial management, providing food for the mother and child, contacting government agencies to ensure the mother is signed up for any help she qualifies for, and partnering with hospitals.
DEMOCRAT POLICIES ARE BASED ON OUTDATED SCIENCE
- Roe’s “viability” standard is based on outdated science – it is now possible for an unborn child to survive outside the womb at least a month and half earlier than was the case in 1973.
- Thanks to advances in modern medicine and science, the humanity of a 15-week-old unborn child is undeniable.
- At 5 weeks a baby has a heartbeat, and the brain and spinal cord begin to develop.
- By 10 weeks babies have arms and legs, fingers, and toes and will jump if startled.
- By 12 weeks the baby is fully formed.
- At 15 weeks, the baby has a fully developed heart, has a nose, eyelids, and eyebrows, and can even suck their thumb and make faces.
- An unborn child can feel pain early on, with science finding an unborn child can feel pain as early as 12 weeks and that by 20 weeks, pain receptors are present and linked.
- 47 out of 50 countries in Europe have limits on abortion prior to 15 weeks.
DEMOCRATS ARE ABORTION EXTREMISTS
- Democrats want to force their radical, extreme abortion policies on all Americans.
- For the past two years, Senate Democrats blocked legislation banning infanticide.
- 44 Democrats voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
- 41 Democrats voted against the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act.
- Biden and Democrats have refused to back any limits on abortion, including up to the moment of birth and after.
- Biden has acknowledged that abortion kills a child when he said, “abort a child.”
- Democrats have called abortion “fundamental” and “the most American of values,” and have even compared abortion to “deciding what career you’re going to pursue.”
- Democrats have made clear that there’s no place for pro-life voters in the Democrat Party.
DEMOCRATS HAVE REFUSED TO CONDEMN LEFT-WING VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) encouraged threats against Supreme Court justices when he said “I want to tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you.”
- Schumer also answered “yes” when asked if he was “comfortable with protests…outside the homes of Supreme Court justices.”
- Democrats have refused to condemn the threatening protests outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices.
- Former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki on multiple occasions refused to condemn activists posting the justices’ home addresses online.
- Psaki refused to say if Biden “has a view” on activists harassing justices at their homes and downplayed the harassment, claiming protests “have been peaceful to date and we certainly continue to encourage that outside of judges' homes."
- Biden still has yet to condemn the assassination attempt of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on protesters to actively pressure justices to influence their decisions.
- After Democrats blocked a bill to offer heightened security to justices amid threats and an assassination attempt, Pelosi claimed no justice was “in danger.”
