Lisa Murkowski

key issues

• Women's Health Protection Act

  The Women’s Health Protection Act is one of the most extreme pieces of abortion legislation ever introduced. The bill would wipe out most state pro-life laws and make unlimited abortion until the moment of birth legal at the federal level. This bill was voted on May 11, 2022. Sen. Murkowski voted NO.

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• Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

  The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortion nationwide after 20 weeks on the basis that the unborn child can feel excruciating pain during an abortion. Many states have passed similar laws and they have been upheld in the courts. The bill has not been voted on yet. Senator Murkowski is NOT a co-sponsor of this bill.

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• Prohibit Funds for Down Syndrome Abortion

  This was a vote to prohibit federal taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions of babies believed to have Down syndrome. This vote was taken on August 11, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• Penalties for 20+ Week Abortions

  This amendment would have established penalties against abortionists who perform abortions at 20 weeks or later, when the unborn baby can feel excruciating pain during an abortion. This vote was taken on August 11, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted NO.

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• Hyde in Budget Resolution

  This amendment preserved the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits direct taxpayer funding for abortion in federal spending bills. This vote was taken on August 10, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• Fetal Tissue Funding Ban

  This amendment would have prohibited federal taxpayer funding for research which involves aborted fetal tissue or destruction of human embryos. This vote was taken on May 25, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted NO.

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• Embryonic Chimera Funding Ban

  This amendment would have prohibited funding for human-animal hybrid (chimera) research. This vote was taken on May 26, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• Xavier Becerra Confirmation

  This vote was on whether to confirm Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra is a radical pro-abortion ideologue who has demonstrated hostility towards religious freedom. This vote was taken on March 18, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted NO.

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• Hyde in COVID

  This amendment would have prohibited taxpayer funding for abortion in the covid relief bill of 2021, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. This vote was taken on March 6, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  This amendment would have required abortionists to provide medical care to a baby who survives an abortion. This vote was taken on February 4, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• 2021 Budget Religious Freedom Protections

  This amendment would have strengthened religious freedom protections in a federal spending bill. This vote was taken on February 5, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• Religious Freedom in COVID Relief

  This amendment protected the religious freedom of churches and their right to stay open during covid restrictions. This vote was taken on February 5, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted YES.

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• No Men in Women's Sports

  This amendment would have cut off federal funding for any school or university sports program which allows transgender boys on girls’ sports teams. This vote was taken on March 6, 2021. Senator Murkowski voted NO.

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