Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation added their signatures to a letter calling on President Donald Trump to reinstate “life-affirming” policies from his term.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, along with Reps. Carol Miller and Riley Moore, all Republicans, were among the 143 members of Congress who signed the letter calling on Trump to undo actions put in place by his predecessor.
“We look forward to the reinstatement of Trump policies on life in the first days of your second term, getting the country back to a life-affirming whole of government approach to supporting pregnant and parenting women and their children, born and unborn,” the lawmakers wrote.
“Pro-life Members of Congress stand ready to support your efforts to get the federal government out of the business of actively promoting abortion and back to victories established during your first four years in the Oval Office.”
The letter calls on the president to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood; to direct federal resources to addressing “underlying challenges that cause pressure to abort;” a return of “anti-discrimination conscience policies;” pardons for anti-abortion protesters arrested during the Biden administration and calls for an investigation of “potential illegal late-term abortion.”
“We are hopeful for a future where women are given real choices and real support: A future that gives pregnant and parenting women the resources they need to embrace life without feeling the pressure to abort their child,” the lawmakers wrote. “We urge you to seek ways to provide this future to all Americans.”
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., who signed a near-total abortion ban into law while serving as the state’s governor, did not sign the letter.
Justice posted on social media Friday welcoming attendees of the annual March for Life, a pro-abolition rally, to Washington.
“I’m proud to stand with you in the fight to protect every precious unborn life,” Justice wrote. “Thank you for making our voices heard — stay safe and stay warm!”