Let Us Pray

Days ago, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) convened a press conference where he introduced important new pro-life legislation. The “Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act,” would ban chemical abortions and protect women. This legislation’s aim is to remove the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decades-long approval of the Mifepristone — the abortion death pill responsible for the overwhelming majority of abortions in the U.S.

The legislation would make distributing and labeling mifepristone for pregnancy termination a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It would also help protect mothers by creating a private right of action for women harmed by the abortion death pill to sue manufacturers for damages.

At the press conference, Senator Hawley said, “The science is clear: the chemical abortion drug is inherently dangerous to women and prone to abuse. Yet major companies like Danco Laboratories are making billions off it… That’s why I am introducing new legislation to ban the use of Mifepristone for abortion and empower women to sue its manufacturers. Congress must act now to protect the health and safety of women.” Congress needs to act immediately on this legislation, as chemical abortion made up 63% of all abortions in 2023, and that percentage has only gone up over the last couple of years.

Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) will introduce companion legislation in the U.S. House. In the same vein as this legislation, Rep. Nancy Tate and Rep. TJ Roberts introduced HB 646, “An Act Relating to Pharmaceuticals That Terminate Life” this legislative session in Frankfort.

This legislative measure guarantees that anyone who willfully violates Kentucky’s pro-life laws by supplying or participating in the illegal trafficking of life-ending drugs into Kentucky can face significant criminal and civil penalties. This bill must be passed in Kentucky to provide much-needed protection for the unborn, mothers, the elderly, those with disabilities, and more. Unfortunately, to date, leaders in the General Assembly have not allowed this life-saving legislation to move forward.

LET US PRAY…

Father, we pray that the U.S. Congress will pass the “Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act” to ban chemical abortion, protect and empower women, protect the unborn, and protect states’ pro-life laws. Lord, we pray that the Kentucky General Assembly will pass HB 646, which seeks to protect human life and help stop the trafficking of abortion death pills across Kentucky. Father, please bless both of these God-honoring legislative measures. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.