For Immediate Release: November 6, 2024
Contact: [email protected] | View Newsroom
Washington, D.C. – SBA Pro-Life America released the following statement in response to ballot measure victories that will leave pro-life laws in place.
âWe celebrate the lives that will be saved with the defeat of pro-abortion ballot measures in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota,â said SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser. âVoters stopped the lies of Kamala Harris, George Soros, Gov. Pritzker, and the abortion industry from invading their state and removing laws that protect unborn children and women. The pro-life states of Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota have disrupted abortion activistsâ track record, showing the path forward is to fight for life following the examples of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Pete Ricketts and Rep. Dusty Johnson.
âWhen GOP leaders engage extreme abortion ballot measures fail because they are exposed for what they are and fear-mongering lies are refuted. Republicans must be as devoted as DeSantis to explain how these measures allow abortion until birth and take away parental rights. Up against more than $110 million from the abortion lobby and an army of legacy media reporters going to bat for Amendment 4, DeSantis did not back down. He traveled across the state to make sure voters knew the measure would allow abortion at any point and take away parental consent. Sen. Pete Ricketts fundraised, contributed and provided leadership to give Nebraskans a commonsense alternative to the ACLUâs abortion amendment. Rep. Dusty Johnson ran ads and sent mailers informing South Dakotans that Amendment G had no limit.
âIf the playing field is evened by pro-life elected officials fighting back, life wins. Abortion activistsâ lies do not prevail when Republicans devote money and messaging to the truth. Misinformation about pregnant womenâs ability to receive emergency care in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota did not take root as state health departments increased awareness on âlife of the motherâ exceptions. The pro-life campaigns in these states had the resources to stay on offense to expose the radical implications of all-trimester abortion and the elimination of parental rights.â
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a network of more than one million pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.
###
The SBA Pro-Life America National Pro-life Scorecard is a tool that helps hold members of Congress accountable for their legislative records on life and that highlights leadership in the fight to serve women and save babies.
See Their Rating
