National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide, on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate general election.
In a release announcing the endorsement, National Right to Life cited Tuberville’s support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (which would ban abortions after 20 weeks) and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (which would require that a baby born alive during an abortion be afforded the same degree of care that would apply to any other newborn child).
In contrast, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Tuberville’s opponent, has voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act multiple times.
“National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Tommy Tuberville for election to the U.S. Senate,” stated Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Tommy Tuberville supports compassionate proposals to safeguard unborn children and their mothers from the pain of abortion.”
The organization also highlighted that Tuberville opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortion and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers. Jones voted against banning the use of federal tax dollars for abortions, and Tuesday’s release decried that Alabama’s junior senator “supports a policy of abortion on demand.”
National Right to Life expressed confidence that the former Auburn University football coach will vote to confirm federal judicial nominees to the bench who pledge to interpret the Constitution as it was written. Jones voted against the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as well as several other judicial nominees made by President Donald Trump.
“Tommy Tuberville will work to ensure all innocent human life is protected and he is committed to strengthening a culture of life throughout the nation and in the U.S. Senate,” said Tobias. “As a coach, Tommy Tuberville knows the hard work that goes into achieving victory and we look forward to working with him to win greater protections for the most vulnerable in our society.”
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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