Top red flags

Top red flags

• Consistently supported anti-abortion legislation during his time as a member of Congress, including a bill that would have banned abortion and most contraception nationwide. 
• Called Roe v. Wade’s recognition of a constitutional right to abortion a “devastating error” and said that the anti-abortion fight is “far from over” after Roe was overturned.
• Repeatedly used inflammatory and stigmatizing language about pregnant immigrants and migrants. As DHS Secretary, Mullin would be responsible for ensuring that DHS provides adequate care to all people in immigration detention, including reproductive health care. 

Litigation

Litigation 

Mullin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2023 representing Oklahoma (2023-present), and he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013-2023). As a member of Congress, he joined various amicus briefs supporting litigation efforts to restrict access to abortion care, including the below.

• Moyle v. United States: arguing that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) “does not contain a national abortion mandate for ‘stabilizing’ abortions” and that the Biden administration’s policy, which requires health care providers subject to EMTALA to provide emergency stabilizing treatment, including abortion care, “contravenes Congress’ pro-life policy stance.” 
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: urging the Supreme Court to overturn the constitutional right to abortion cemented in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and to “affirm the constitutional authority of the federal and state governments to safeguard the lives and health of their citizens, born and not yet born.”
• June Medical Services LLC v. Russo: urging the Supreme Court to uphold a Louisiana Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) law that placed onerous and medically unnecessary requirements on abortion providers, and to overturn Roe v. Wade. 
• Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: arguing in support of two provisions of a Texas TRAP law that placed onerous and medically unnecessary requirements on abortion providers and facilities. 

Legislation

Legislation 

Mullin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2023 representing Oklahoma (2023-present), and he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013-2023). As a member of Congress, 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). 

• “Support And Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2023” (S.95)
  • Prohibits the approval of new abortion medications, bans investigational use exemptions for abortion medications, and imposes additional onerous regulatory requirements on previously approved abortion medications.
  • Requires in-person administration of medication abortion by certified health care practitioners.
  • Allows federal or state governments to impose further requirements or restrictions on abortion medication.
• “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” (S.204)
  • Uses stigmatizing language and the threat of harsh penalties to shame patients and scare providers from providing safe, quality abortion care. 
• “Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act” (S.3624) 
  • Prohibits federal funds from being provided to any foreign or domestic nonprofit, nongovernmental, or quasi-governmental organization that performs or promotes abortions, provides abortion-related services or supplies, or financially supports entities that engage in such activities.  
  • Requires domestic organizations to maintain onerous physical and financial separation between any federally funded programs and abortion-related activities.
• “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act” (S.62) 
  • Prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions with narrow exceptions.
  • Requires burdensome administrative reporting in an attempt to dissuade health plans from offering abortion coverage.
• “Pregnancy Center Support Act of 2024” (S.3610)
  • Provides a tax credit on donations to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), fake clinics that try to block patients from accessing abortion services. 
• “Life at Conception Act” (H.R.1011) 
  • Enshrines fetal “personhood” into law in an attempt to ban abortion and most contraception nationwide.
• “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R.1080) 
  • Prohibits abortion after 20 weeks gestation with narrow exceptions. 
  • Promotes junk science to stigmatize abortion.

Mullin also co-sponsored resolutions celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade (S.J.Res.272) and advocating to rescind a rule that expanded abortion care and counseling access at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities (S.J.Res.10).

Statements and Policy Actions

Statements and Policy Actions 

• While serving in Congress, Mullin repeatedly used inflammatory and stigmatizing language about pregnant immigrants and migrants.
  • In response to comments from a fellow legislator calling for all people in the United States to have access to health care, including reproductive health care, Mullin said, “Let me get this straight, we need to ensure ‘illegal’ immigrants have access to abortion? This is crazy on so many levels.”
    • According to both the U.S. National Detention Standards (NDS) and the U.S. Performance Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS), the federal government has an obligation to provide care for those in its charge, including medical care. 
  • Mullin made disparaging comments about immigrants and asylum seekers who come to the United States while pregnant, saying, “There’s a whole industry that has stood up to bring people here in their last month of pregnancy to have a child here, and they come here on a vacation visa … We’re trying to end those who are gaming the system.”
    • In reality, many individuals seeking asylum or entering the United States are pregnant as a result of sexual assault while migrating or of sexual violence in their home countries. 
  • Mullin advocated for the deportation of American children whose parents are undocumented. 
• Mullin said it was an “honor” to support anti-abortion initiatives in the Senate. He called his anti-abortion views “personal” and said he would “always fight” for anti-abortion policies. 
• Mullin praised Oklahoma’s near total abortion ban, saying “I commend our Oklahoma state legislators for having such a strong law,” and expressed support for a national abortion ban with no exceptions.

Publications

Publications 

• Mullin joined a Congressional letter sent to President Trump calling on him to reinstate anti-abortion policies, including excluding abortion providers from the Title X program and rescinding abortion access at VA facilities. The letter was endorsed by multiple prominent anti-abortion organizations. 
• Mullin released a statement on the one-year anniversary of Dobbs that celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, called for stronger Hyde Amendment enforcement, and championed CPCs (anti-abortion fake clinics that try to block patients from accessing abortion services). 

Extremist connections

Extremist connections

• Mullin has an A+ voting record from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
• While serving as a Senator, Mullin met with anti-abortion extremists at Students for Life and publicly thanked them for their work.  
• While running for Congress, Mullin was endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee.