Top red flags

Top red flags

• Co-sponsored numerous pieces of anti-abortion legislation, including a national abortion ban and a bill that would have made most birth control illegal.  
• Lobbied the North Carolina state legislature to support a 6-week abortion ban.
• Rated 100% by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.

Litigation

Litigation

As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Walker joined amicus briefs supporting litigation efforts to restrict access to abortion care, including:

• Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: arguing in support of two provisions of a Texas Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) law that placed onerous and medically unnecessary requirements on abortion providers and facilities.
• June Medical Services LLC v. Russo: urging the Supreme Court to uphold a Louisiana TRAP law that placed onerous and medically unnecessary requirements on abortion providers, and to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Legislation

Legislation

Walker was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015, serving North Carolina’s 6th District (2015-2021). During his time as a Representative, he cosponsored the below pieces of anti-abortion legislation and consistently voted in favor of bills that would restrict access to abortion, though none have been enacted. 

• “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019” (H.R. 20)
  • Prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant person.
  • Requires burdensome administrative reporting in an attempt to dissuade health plans from offering abortion coverage.
• “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” (H.R. 962)
  • Uses stigmatizing language and the threat of harsh penalties to shame patients and scare providers from providing safe, quality abortion care. 
• “SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2019” (H.R. 4399)
  • Prohibits the approval or study of new abortion medications, bans investigational use of abortion medications, and imposes additional onerous regulatory requirements on previously approved abortion medications.
  • Requires medically unnecessary in-person administration of medication abortion by FDA-certified health care practitioners.
• “Life at Conception Act” (H.R. 616) 
  • Enshrines fetal “personhood” into law in an attempt to ban abortion and most contraception nationwide.
• “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 36) 
  • Prohibits abortion after 20 weeks gestation with narrow exceptions. 
  • Promotes junk science to stigmatize abortion.

Walker lobbied the North Carolina state legislature to support a 6-week abortion ban, calling the effort “powerful.”

Statements

Statements

Consistently used false and inflammatory rhetoric on abortion, such as:

• Walker called himself a “proven pro-life conservative ready to defend the rights of the unborn every single day.”
• Walker said, “I support the rights of the unborn and will continue to be a voice for those who cannot yet speak for themselves.”
• While promoting anti-abortion legislation, Walker spread misinformation about abortion laws in New York.
• Walker celebrated Trump’s pardoning of an anti-abortion extremist who used threats and physical force to block individuals from accessing reproductive health care, resulting in injuries to clinic staff. 

Extremist connections

Extremist connections

• Walker was endorsed by a lawyer at the anti-abortion organization Alliance Defending Freedom International in an op-ed calling on the Senate to confirm him as IRF Ambassador.
• As a congressman, Walker was rated 100% by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. 
• While running for Congress, Walker was endorsed by the Eagle Forum, an anti-abortion organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly. 
• Walker spoke at the “Life & Liberty Forum” hosted by the anti-abortion group the Danbury Institute.