WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Josh Hawley and Representatives Ann Wagner, Mark Alford, Sam Graves, Eric Burlison, and Jason Smith received the endorsements of National Right to Life and its state affiliate Missouri Right to Life for their reelection bids in 2024. In the race for the open seat in Missouri’s Third Congressional District, the groups endorsed Dr. Bob Onder. Each of these endorsed candidates is committed to advancing protections for unborn babies and their mothers.

“National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Josh Hawley for U.S. Senate and Ann Wagner, Dr. Bob Onder, Mark Alford, Sam Graves, Eric Burlison, and Jason Smith for the U.S. House,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Missouri women, their unborn babies, and their families deserve representatives in the U.S. Congress who will champion policies that protect the right to life and expand access to pregnancy support and alternatives to abortion.” 

The slate of endorsed Missouri candidates opposes the government’s use of tax dollars to pay for abortions. Senator Hawley and all six House candidates support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, a bill that would limit taxpayer funding for abortions on a government-wide basis with exceptions when the life of the mother is at risk or in cases of rape or incest.

The candidates support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill sponsored by Representative Wagner in the House, that would ensure that an infant born alive during an attempted abortion is afforded the same degree of medical care as any other newborn of the same gestational age.

On January 18, 2024, the five House incumbents voted for the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to ensure pregnancy help centers remain eligible for state-directed federal funds through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. They also voted for the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act to strengthen existing requirements for higher education institutions to publicly disclose the rights and resources available to pregnant and parenting students.

The entire slate of endorsed candidates opposes the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, a sweeping piece of legislation proposed by pro-abortion Democrats that would enshrine unlimited abortion until birth in federal law and eliminate existing protections for unborn children and their mothers, including those currently in place and saving lives in Missouri. 

“These courageous candidates stand against Congressional Democrats’ radical pro-abortion agenda, which calls for a nationwide policy allowing unlimited abortion for any reason, even until the moment of birth,” added Tobias. “We urge Missouri voters to elect these pro-life candidates to Congress so they may work to build an America where life is protected, and women and families receive the care and support needed to make life-affirming decisions.” 

“Missouri Right to Life is proud to join with National Right to Life in endorsing these outstanding advocates for life,” said Susan Klein, executive director of Missouri Right to Life. “Each election cycle, Missouri Right to Life’s political arm works hard to research candidates’ positions, review voting records, and offer endorsements so that pro-life advocates in our state are informed and empowered to make a difference in their local communities and at the ballot box.”  

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON—Joe Biden today announced that he would not run for president and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.

“If elected president, Harris would press on with this Administration’s extreme agenda supporting expansionist policies that push abortion on demand at any time, anywhere, and under any circumstances,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Kamala Harris is radically pro-abortion and sees the lives of precious unborn babies as expendable.”

Kamala Harris is an abortion apologist who represents the extreme pro-abortion position of the Democratic Party.

“Kamala Harris has acted as the unofficial Abortion Czar of the Biden-Harris Administration,” Tobias continued, “She has toured the country pushing unlimited abortion and criticizing protective state laws that support women and their preborn children.”

As a presidential candidate in 2019, Kamala Harris campaigned on requiring states that have historically passed pro-life laws to seek “preclearance” from the Justice Department before enacting any new laws protecting preborn babies and their mothers. Laws passed in those states would be legally unenforceable under a Harris Administration without preclearance from the Justice Department.

Vice President Harris supports the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. While serving in the Senate, Harris voted against the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which would establish a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal subsidies for abortion and for health plans that cover abortion with narrow exceptions.

Vice President Harris also supports the “Women’s Health Protection Act,” a bill that would enshrine unlimited abortion until birth in federal law and do away with virtually all existing protections for unborn children and their mothers on both the federal and state levels, including parental involvement laws.

Throughout her political career, Harris has received endorsements and campaign donations from groups that promote unlimited abortion, including Planned Parenthood Action Fund, EMILY’s List, and Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America).

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON – Carol Tobias, the president of National Right to Life, the federation of state right-to-life affiliates, applauded pro-life Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as an “excellent choice” for vice president by presumptive Republican nominee Donald J. Trump.

Trump announced Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate today on Truth Social.

“National Right to Life believes Senator Vance is an excellent choice for vice president,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “He is committed to promoting the right to life and protecting both women and their preborn children.”

Senator J.D. Vance opposes the Biden-Harris push for a sweeping federal law allowing unlimited abortion for any reason until birth.

Like President Trump and the majority of Americans, Senator Vance believes tax dollars should not be used to pay for elective abortions at home or abroad and is a co-sponsor of legislation in the Senate.

Senator Vance shares President Trump’s commitment to nominating qualified judges who will interpret the Constitution as written and not legislate from the bench.

Senator Vance also supports assisting pregnant women and families in need as well as community-based pregnancy help centers, unlike Joe Biden and Kamala Harris who seek to undermine the work of these community-supported centers.

“Senator Vance brings a strong pro-life background to the Republican ticket, which contrasts with the extreme pro-abortion position of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” said Tobias.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON – According to documentation circulating on social media and confirmed in a statement by Fort Liberty, an anti-terrorism briefing created by a local garrison employee equated National Right to Life with terrorist groups and accused NRLC of fomenting violence and clinic bombings.

“In a presentation that is deeply offensive to pro-life Americans across the nation, Fort Liberty promoted outright lies about National Right to Life in a demonstration of lazy scholarship,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “In our over 50-year history, National Right to Life has always, consistently, and unequivocally, condemned violence against anyone.” 

The presentation accused pro-life Americans of “terrorist activities” if they opposed “Row v. Wade [sic],” supported pregnancy centers, participated in sidewalk counseling, displayed pro-life license plates, or were involved in other peaceful activities.

Continued Tobias, “One must wonder how a license plate that raises funds for pregnancy resource centers could be construed as a symbol of terrorism.”

National Right to Life’s retired logo was used on the slide as an example. 

“Only under the Biden Administration can peaceful law-abiding citizens and their peaceful activities be considered ‘terrorism’” said Tobias. “The Biden Administration promotes the deaths of preborn babies and advocates for unlimited abortion, but peaceful pro-life Americans are labeled ‘terrorists.’” 

National Right to Life has always worked to protect innocent lives threatened by abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia and seeks to protect this right regardless of a person’s race, creed, background, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

National Right to Life’s full statement on violence can be found here.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Republican National Committee Platform Committee approved the draft language of the Republican Party Platform.

“We thank the platform committee for its hard work ensuring that the party’s goal of protecting women and their preborn children is clearly stated,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “In contrast to what the Democratic Party offers to women and their preborn children, the Republican Party Platform offers life and hope. The Democratic Party is the party of unlimited abortion—even abortions late in pregnancy.”

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris along with leading Democrats in Congress have employed a relentless, whole-of-government approach in their efforts to bring unlimited abortion to every state.

“To appease the abortion industry and its supporters, the Biden-Harris Administration and pro-abortion Democrats in Congress have worked relentlessly and intentionally to endanger the lives of unborn babies,” said Tobias. “For three and a half years, the Biden-Harris Administration has rolled out the red carpet for the abortion industry.”

Contrary to the Biden Administration and the Democratic Party, President Trump throughout his presidency championed policies designed to safeguard the lives of both unborn children and their mothers from unlimited abortions.

A summary of President Trump’s record on the life issues is available here.

A summary of President Biden’s record on the life issues is available here. 

National Right to Life’s report Checking the Fact Checkers: Abortions Until Birth addresses the fact that abortions late in pregnancy do occur.

A summary of the Democratic Party’s position on unlimited abortion can be found here.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), a federation with 50 state affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.