I was honored to host a roundtable in Utah’s 1st District this fall to meet with pro-life stakeholders who are working to help women choose life in our community. It also means ensuring there is more support for women who are struggling with pregnancy and parenting. Board of Education, we too must use this opportunity to change the national discourse and commit ourselves to protecting life and supporting expecting mothers.īeing pro-life means more than fighting to end abortion. Like the profound cultural shift that made segregation unthinkable in the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Brown v. We must foster a culture that advocates for and supports life at all stages. Under this solution, each state could reach its own consensus, and Utah could finally implement legislation to provide greater protections for unborn children.īut this Supreme Court decision and subsequent renegotiation of state laws would be just our first step. Justice Brett Kavanaugh seemed sympathetic to this argument during oral argument, positing that in the absence of a constitutional right to abortion, elected officials - rather than the courts - should be responsible for arbitrating this inherently moral debate. On July 29, I joined 227 of my Republican colleagues urging the Supreme Court to strike down this outdated, top-down standard and instead grant states the ability to determine for themselves how and whether to permit or limit abortion. This arbitrary standard means that states cannot typically ban abortions until 24 weeks into a pregnancy (although modern medicine is allowing us to save the lives of premature babies who are born even earlier).
The justices will consider the “viability” standard, which holds that states do not have the authority to ban abortions before an unborn child could survive outside the womb. The facts of the case are simple: Mississippi passed a state law that would ban all abortions 15 weeks after the start of pregnancy. This is why I am watching the Dobbs case with rapt attention. Welcoming our son into the world makes the pro-life movement even more personal to my family. The Supreme Court began oral arguments the morning after my fourth son was born. Jackson Women’s Health, the most consequential abortion case in decades. And it is why I am standing with Utahns across the state who are waiting eagerly for a decision in Dobbs v. It is why I have been a vocal advocate for our adoption and foster care systems. That is why I support resources for low-income mothers and children, including housing, child care, health care, and access to better educational opportunities and contraception. I also passionately believe that every child should be given opportunities to thrive, no matter the circumstances of their conception or birth. I believe that we must empower women who become pregnant to choose life by giving them the support they need to be successful so they can have both their baby and their dreams. Advocating for the most vulnerable members of our community, including mothers and unborn children, has been one of my most sacred priorities in Congress.
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