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ROGER WICKER: Historic Ruling Is a Turning Point for Unborn Life
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Pro-life Americans are rejoicing this week after the historic reversal of Roe
v. Wade, one of the darkest decisions in Supreme Court history. For nearly 50
years,Roe v. Wade imposed abortion-on-demand on the entire country and kept us
from making even modest protections for unborn life.Roe’s downfall was long
overdue and is an answered prayer. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel
Alito declared that there is no constitutional right to an abortion and that
this issue properly belongs to the people and their elected representatives.
With this monumental ruling, we are now free to enact laws that protect the
most vulnerable members of our society.



This victory for life was the result of decades of work from all corners of
our nation. It took the constant labors of crisis pregnancy centers, churches,
civic groups, and elected officials, all of which helped move the needle toward
this outcome. Mississippi should be especially proud of our role in this
effort. Mississippi argued the case that led toRoe’s reversal in Dobbs v.
Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and I was pleased to author a
congressional amicus brief supporting Mississippi’s case. As pro-life advocates
celebrate this ruling, we should recommit to building a culture of life where
every child is welcomed and every mother is abundantly supported.

Lawmakers Can Now Protect the Unborn

With Roe v. Wade finally gone, our nation will return to the global mainstream
on abortion. For half a century, America was one of seven nations with the most
extreme abortion-on-demand policies, alongside China and North Korea. European
nations like France, Germany, and Norway – hardly bastions of conservatism –
have had stricter abortion policies than we had underRoe v. Wade. Indeed,
two-thirds of Americans support a second-trimester abortion ban, which was not
allowed underRoe. The Court’s new decision allows us to turn public consensus
into durable protections for the unborn.



Americans have grown consistently more pro-life as the science has changed.
Since 1995, the share of Americans identifying as pro-life has increased from
33 to 47 percent. During that time, parents have used sonograms to look at
their unborn children’s hands and feet and see themselves in the faces of their
offspring. We now know that the fetal heartbeat begins at six weeks, and an
unborn child can feel pain at 20 weeks. Science undeniably points to the
humanity of the unborn child. It is no wonder that more and more states have
moved to restrict abortion.



As a U.S. Senator, I will continue supporting efforts to protect unborn life
at the federal level. I will also continue advocating for conscience
protections for doctors and medical staff who do not wish to participate in
abortion. In addition, Republicans will continue fighting to preserve the Hyde
Amendment so that taxpayer dollars are not spent on abortion.

Toward a More Perfect Union

Since Roe v. Wade was handed down, more than 63 million unborn lives have
violently ended through abortion. TheDobbs ruling allows us to turn the page on
this tragic era. The fight for the unborn is the leading human rights issue of
our time. Just as the civil rights movement brought us into closer alignment
with the truth that all men are created equal, the pro-life movement is slowly
but surely making our nation a more perfect union.



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