COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Citizens for Life applauds National Right to Life Committee’s endorsement of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for re-election.

“National Right to Life is pleased to endorse Senator Lindsey Graham for re-election,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Senator Graham has championed the right to life throughout his career and has diligently worked to see that all innocent human life is protected.”

Senator Graham is the lead sponsor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, legislation to protect unborn children at 20 weeks, a point by which the unborn child can experience great pain when killed by dismemberment or other late abortion methods.

Senator Graham also co-sponsored and voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require that a baby born alive during an abortion must be afforded the same degree of care that would be given to any other child delivered at the same gestational age.

Senator Graham also opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortion and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers.

Lisa Van Riper, President of South Carolina Citizens for Life, acknowledged Senator Graham’s contribution to upholding the human person’s right to life in South Carolina.

“I am honored to recognize the faithful and thoughtful pro-life work of Senator Graham over the course of his years of public service,” said Mrs. Van Riper. “This service had not only produced lifesaving legislation for the unborn but judicial appointments that preserve the foundational principles of our constitutional republics.”

“Senator Graham is committed to strengthening a culture of life throughout the nation and in the U.S. Senate,” said Tobias. “We look forward to continuing our important work with Senator Graham to protect the most vulnerable members of the human family.”

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