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.
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Press
July 2015
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| 7/22/15 | Thune, 49 Fellow Senators Raise Concerns With Planned Parenthood Practices |
March 2015
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| 3/10/15 | Thune: Trafficking a Brutal Violation of the Innocent |
February 2015
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| 2/6/15 | Defending Religious Freedom |
August 2012
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| 8/15/12 | Thune Nominates Sioux Falls Couple for “Angels in Adoption” Award |
April 2012
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| 4/21/12 | Thune Statement on the Passing of Chuck Colson |
February 2012
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| 2/10/12 | Big Government Threatens Religious Freedom, First Amendment Rights |
| 2/8/12 | Thune: Systematic Dismantling of Religious Liberty |
January 2011
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| 1/14/11 | JOINT COLUMN: Working Together for South Dakota |
December 2007
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| 12/18/07 | Senate Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill |
April 2007
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| 4/18/07 | Thune Comments on Supreme Court Ruling |
