Advance pro-life protections, including support for a national limit on abortion after 15 weeks and safeguards for unborn and born-alive children.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Advance pro-life protections, including support for a national limit on abortion after 15 weeks and safeguards for unborn and born-alive chi…”

Sources

CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-15-week-ban/index.html ↗
“Thune told CNN he supported the 15-week ban, saying 'I would expect there would be pretty good support for that among ... pro-life Republicans'”
U.S. Senator John Thune (thune.senate.gov)https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/6/democrats-block-thune-s-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act ↗
“Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today attempted to pass his Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ... but Democrats objected.”