In the past year since the shocking leak of the Dobbs U.S. Supreme Court decision, 81 nonprofits that support pregnant women and new mothers have been attacked and vandalized. Violent pro-abortion groups have broken windows, sprayed graffiti and started fires at these centers that provide medical and financial support to women caring for new life. Despite the ugly acts of hatred these organizations have endured, pregnancy centers are overwhelmingly supported by the American public and seen as essential to our communities.
More and more states are stepping up in the Dobbs era to propose crucial support for pregnancy centers and the women they serve. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has a proposal to send $100 million to pregnancy resource centers, one of the boldest displays of public support for these life-affirming organizations to date. The action follows a stream of other generous pro-life provisions at the state level: West Virginia’s bill funding pregnancy resource centers which was just overwhelmingly passed by the majority-Republican House of Delegates; Texas’ $100 million investment in their Alternatives to Abortion program; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ budget proposal removing sales tax for baby items; not to mention other supportive measures taken by legislators in Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and more.
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