“Champions of life.”
Those were the laudatory words used to describe pregnancy resource centers, faith-based organizations, medical professionals, and other pro-life advocates in a recent congressional joint resolution designating June as “Life Month.”
The resolution, introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House of Representatives Member Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), praised the pro-life community for offering essential care, resources, and support to pregnant mothers and families in need.
“The United States of America was founded on the principle that all people are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life,” states the resolution in its opening lines.
Further, that right to life is recognized as a “fundamental truth enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed throughout the history of the United States as a cornerstone of liberty and justice.”
“Whereas every human life is inherently precious, has equal dignity and worth, and deserves legal protection.”
The joint resolution hails the Supreme Court’s historic Dobbs v. Jackson decision for returning to the people of the United States and their elected representatives the ability to protect innocent unborn life, while noting the nation’s responsibility “to plead the cause of those who cannot plead for themselves.”
Aiming to designate each June as “Life Month,” the resolution is pending in both the Senate (in committee) and the House of Representatives; neither chamber has passed it.
Upon introduction in the House, Rep. Smith said, “This resolution highlights our moral imperative to protect innocent children’s lives from extermination. It calls on our nation to reject willful blindness to the realities of abortion—brutally dismembering helpless babies with sharp knife-like curettes or poisoning babies with pills that literally starve them to death and often result in their bodies being flushed down a toilet.”
Upon introduction in the Senate, Cruz said, “Every human life is worthy of protection, and it is especially incumbent upon Americans and lawmakers to protect the most vulnerable among us. Designating June as Life Month is a recommitment to the American principle that every life has dignity. I call on my colleagues in the Senate to swiftly pass this resolution.”
Co-sponsored by an alliance of Republicans in the Senate and the House, the Life Month Resolution was supported by pro-life organizations and ministries throughout the United States.
Carol Tobias, President of National Right to Life, said, “The U.S. Supreme Court rightfully overturned the horrendous Roe v. Wade decision on June 24, 2022. In memory of all the children lost to abortion, it is fitting that June be recognized as Life Month. We are grateful to Sen. Cruz for spearheading this effort.”
Rep. Smith is a steadfast leader in the pro‑life movement, serving since 1981 in New Jersey, a state that, in the wake of Dobbs, has been staunchly pro-abortion and has sought to discredit pregnancy centers through intimidation and legislation.
“This resolution affirms that the cruel injustice of abortion need not be forever,” he said. “Instead, we must defend the unborn and show love and compassion to both mother and child through meaningful assistance and support.”