On Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican Senate Candidates’ Anti-Choice Records Come Back to Haunt Them

Today, on the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped women of the right to make their own health care decisions, Republican Senate candidates who enabled the ruling are facing scrutiny for their toxic, anti-choice records. 

From Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle: “Republican Senate candidates cannot run from their toxic, anti-choice records that have stripped women of the freedom to make our own health care decisions. In November, the American people will vote against Republicans who paved the way for Roe’s demise and cheered on the rollback of our rights.”

Visit GOPonAbortion.com to learn more about Republican Senate candidates’ extreme anti-choice records:

DAN SULLIVAN in Alaska:

• Sullivan has described himself as “as pro-life as they come” and personally opposed to abortion even in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is at risk.
  
• Sullivan signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. 
• Sullivan celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying he supported the decision.
• Sullivan repeatedly supported a national abortion ban, which would throw doctors in jail. [S.61, 1/27/21; S.3275, 2/11/20; S.160, 1/16/19; S.2311, 1/16/18; S.1922, 10/5/17; S.1553, 6/11/15]
• Sullivan has been endorsed by two anti-abortion organizations that supported national abortion bans, including The National Right To Life Committee and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.

MIKE COLLINS in Georgia:

• Collins repeatedly cosponsored a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother that would outlaw IVF treatment and threaten access to common forms of birth control. [H.R. 431, 1/20/23; H.R. 722, 1/24/25]
• Collins backed Georgia’s 6-week ban, which punishes women and doctors.
• Collins celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, praising that it brought the nation “one step closer to ending abortion.”
• Collins called himself “unapologetically” anti-abortion.

ASHLEY HINSON in Iowa:

• Hinson repeatedly cosponsored a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother that would outlaw IVF treatment and threaten access to common forms of birth control. [H.R. 1011, 3/15/22; H.R. 431, 1/20/23; H.R. 722, 1/24/25]
• Hinson voted for a six-week abortion ban in Iowa called “the most restrictive… in the nation.”
• Hinson celebrated the overturn of Roe v. Wade, saying she would continue to “champion” anti-abortion policies.

SUSAN COLLINS in Maine:

• Collins is responsible for abortion bans nationwide after she cast the decisive vote for the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.
• Collins has said repeatedly that she does not regret her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.
• Collins voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would restore Roe v. Wade’s protections as the law of the land.
• Collins has a long history of supporting anti-choice judges who are actively stripping rights away from women, voting for 95 percent of President Trump’s judicial nominees.

MIKE ROGERS in Michigan:

• Rogers voted for a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, and for a ban that would outlaw IVF treatment and threaten access to common forms of birth control.
• Rogers has said that he will “continue to be pro-life,” has called himself a “pro-life guy,” and said he would not have voted for Michigan’s abortion rights ballot measure.
• Rogers supported the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling Roe a “travesty.”
• When he was in Congress, Rogers voted repeatedly for national abortion bans.

MICHELE TAFOYA in Minnesota:

• Tafoya served as a spokesperson for a staunchly anti-abortion group that advocates banning abortion.
• Tafoya attacked officials for defending a woman’s right to choose.

SCOTT BROWN and JOHN E. SUNUNU in New Hampshire:

• Brown said he supported confirming Supreme Court justices opposed to Roe v. Wade.
• Brown co-authored legislation to allow employers to deny women coverage for birth control. 
• Brown voted to defund Planned Parenthood.
• Brown supported bills to force women considering abortion to look at color photos of developing fetuses. 
• Sununu said he “opposes Roe v. Wade,” and voted against reaffirming Roe v. Wade and voted for a Supreme Court Justice who authored the opinion that overturned Roe.
  
• Sununu voted against requiring hospitals to provide access to emergency contraceptives to rape victims. He also voted against requiring federal health plans to cover contraceptives.
• Sununu voted to defund Planned Parenthood and other family planning centers.

MICHAEL WHATLEY in North Carolina:

• Whatley was chair of the North Carolina Republican Party when it adopted a platform with a plank that would ban abortion nationwide with no exceptions.
• Whatley called North Carolina’s abortion ban, with limited exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother, “responsible” and “mainstream.”
• Whatley celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, praising the Supreme Court and anti-abortion activists for making it possible.

JON HUSTED in Ohio:

• As Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Husted supported a draconian abortion ban without exception for rape, incest, or life of the mother.
• Husted said he opposed abortion “in all cases, including to save the life of the mother.”
• Husted said he agreed with an 11-year-old Ohio girl being forced to give birth to her rapist’s baby.
• Husted opposed enshrining reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution as “the wrong policy.”
• Husted has called himself a “steadfast pro-life leader” and claimed he “consistently backed” Ohio Right to Life, an anti-abortion organization.

KEN PAXTON in Texas:

• Paxton celebrated the decision overturning Roe v Wade, hailing it for outlawing abortion in Texas, and making the anniversary of the overturn of Roe an “annual holiday” for the Office of the Attorney General in Texas, giving staff the day off.
• Paxton filed an amicus brief calling on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe.
• Paxton defended and enforced Texas’s draconian abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, including in the case of Kate Cox, who was forced to flee Texas to get care.