“I am proud to be 100% pro-life. Both my faith and science tell me that life begins at conception.” – Sen. Katie Britt
“When a woman is pregnant, science tells us that the new life she carries is a completely separate and full new human being from the moment of fertilization.” – Speaker Mike Johnson
Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt proudly said she believes “life begins at conception,” echoing the horrific Alabama Supreme Court ruling that paused in vitro fertilization (IVF) across her state. The GOP’s selection of Senator Britt to deliver the Republican State of the Union response makes it clear — Republicans will continue attacking IVF and other reproductive freedoms. And let’s not forget about the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who has said life begins from “the moment of fertilization.”
Ahead of the State of the Union, American Bridge President Pat Dennis released the following statement:
“It doesn’t matter what Katie Britt says in response to the president’s State of the Union. Nothing will change the fact that voters know she and her party will continue to go after Americans’ reproductive freedoms until they are stopped at the ballot box.”
Additional Background Below:
Britt Said She Believes “Life Begins at Conception” and Prayed the Supreme Court Would Overturn Roe v. Wade
- Echoing the Alabama Supreme Court, Speaker Mike Johnson, and 124 other House Republicans, Britt wrote in 2022, “Both my faith and the science tell me that life begins at conception, and I’ll fight tirelessly to protect life in the Senate.”
- Prayed that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade.
- Called the “Women’s Health Protection Act” “radical.”
Don’t Forget About the Guy Sitting Five Feet Behind Joe Biden — Speaker Mike Johnson
- Johnson has argued life begins “from the moment of fertilization,” and refused to say if disposing of excess embryos was murder.
- Johnson cosponsored the Life at Protection Act, which gave legal personhood to fertilized eggs.
- When Johnson has been pressed on his abhorrent anti-abortion rights record, he has claimed to have a short memory.
Published: Mar 7, 2024 | Last Modified: Mar 20, 2024