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Hawley to push GOP officeholders, candidates to sign ‘Declaration for Life’
- Sen. Josh Hawley teamed with Christian leaders to unveil a "Declaration for Life" urging Republican candidates and officeholders to pledge to stop chemical abortions, specifically targeting the drug mifepristone.
- Organizers want the pledge to become an accountability tool for candidates—similar to Grover Norquist’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge—so politicians must publicly commit to pro‑life policies.
- The push is backed by prominent faith groups and pastors after the RNC dropped a national abortion‑ban plank; Hawley has also introduced legislation to withdraw FDA approval of mifepristone and allow lawsuits against its makers.
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