Protecting Life
As a member of Congress, I have a 100 percent pro-life voting record and have consistently supported a ban on abortion with the exceptions of rape, incest, and endangerment to a mother’s life. I believe all persons share an essential human dignity, including unborn children. I have supported efforts in Congress to end partial-birth abortions, stop federally funded abortions, and prevent unethical research on embryos and the use of human cloning.
I have cosponsored numerous pieces of pro-life legislation including the Life at Conception Act, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.
As a nation, we have come a long way in protecting the unborn since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, but clearly we have a long way to go in this fight. I believe we should strive to create a culture of life as a country, and I will continue to fight hard in Congress to promote life in this nation.
Press
March 2021
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3/18/21 | Thune Opposes Xavier Becerra’s Nomination for Health Secretary |
January 2021
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1/28/21 | Thune: Virtual March for Life Attendees Will Be United in Spirit |
February 2020
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2/25/20 | Thune: We Must Safeguard the Human Rights of Unborn Children |
September 2018
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9/5/18 | Thune Selects Family for 2018 Angels in Adoption Award |
February 2018
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2/2/18 | The Importance of Protecting Life |
January 2018
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1/29/18 | Thune Statement on Senate Democrats’ Vote to Block 20-Week Abortion Ban |
1/19/18 | Thune: March for Life Fills Me With Hope |
September 2016
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9/6/16 | Senate Dems Block Zika, National Defense Funding Again |
April 2016
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4/21/16 | Thune Welcomes Sioux Falls Diocese Bishop as U.S. Senate’s “Chaplain for a Day” |
July 2015
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7/22/15 | Thune, 49 Fellow Senators Raise Concerns With Planned Parenthood Practices |