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Washington –
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
a
vocal
pro-life
advocate,
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
43rd Anniversary
of Roe
vs.
Wade and
March
for
Life
taking
place
in
Washington,
DC
today:
“All
life
is
precious.
Sadly,
because
of
the
Supreme
Court’s
decision
to
legalize
abortion
in
the Roe
v.
Wade case
forty-three
years
ago,
more
than
55
million
Americans have
lost their
right
to
touch
the
soil
of
our
great
country.
Our
nation
has
seen
the
tragic
effects
of
this
decision
on
our
families
and
in
our
communities.
Every
single
elected
official
has
a
responsibility
to
work
together
to
protect
the
unborn,
and
craft
strong,
pro-life
policies
like
those I
have
proudly
supported
over
my
time
in
public
life.
“I
also
want
to
applaud
the
tens
of
thousands
of
pro-life
advocates
from
across
South
Carolina
and
around
the
country
who
are
gathering
in
the
snow
in
Washington
to
stand
up
for
life.
It
is
their
work,
their
courage
and
their
commitment
to
being
a
voice
for
those
who
do
not
have
one
that
will
continue
to
open
hearts
and
minds
on
this
vital
issue.”
Last
year,
Senator
Scott
co-led
the
congressional
delegation
for
the
March
for
Life
and
spoke
about
how
he’s
worked
to
advance
a
pro-life
agenda
in
Congress.
He
is
currently
a
cosponsor
of
several
key
pieces
of
pro-life
legislation,
including
- S.
1153
-
Pain-Capable
Unborn
Child
Protection
Act
- S.
582
-
No
Taxpayer
Funding
for
Abortion
and
Abortion
Insurance
Full
Disclosure
Act
of
2015
- S.
2066
-
Born-Alive
Abortion
Survivors
Protection
Act
- S.
1881
-
A
bill
to
prohibit
Federal
funding
of
Planned
Parenthood
Federation
of
America
- S.
1919
-
A
bill
to
amend
the
Patient
Protection
and
Affordable
Care
Act
to
protect
rights
of
conscience
with
regard
to
requirements
for
coverage
of
specific
items
and
services,
to
amend
the
Public
Health
Service
Act
to
prohibit
certain
abortion-related
discrimination
in
governmental
activities,
and
for
other
purposes.
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