Pro-Life

It was wonderful to speak at the Focus on the Family event yesterday about the importance of their work and how central faith, family, and Christian values are to South Carolina. Thank you for having me!  Read more »

In case you missed it, Congressman Ralph Norman penned an op-ed on the promises delivered by President Trump in just one year of his second presidency to benefit the people of South Carolina. Read the article in the Washington Examiner here and below. I still remember the morning of President Donald J. Trump’s second inauguration. It was bitterly cold, 23 degrees, and… Read more »

On this March for Life, I’m proud to stand for the unborn and to have earned an A+ from SBA Pro-Life America for fighting to protect innocent life and stop taxpayer dollars from funding abortion. I will never back down from defending the most vulnerable. Read more »

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 6–3 decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, affirming that Medicaid patients do not have a private right of action under §1983 to… Read more »

Today, the Supreme Court issued a major decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, affirming that states like South Carolina have the sovereign authority to determine which providers are eligible for their Medicaid programs. In a 6–3 ruling, the Court held that private individuals do not have a right under federal law (§1983) to sue states for excluding specific… Read more »

As I said on the House floor, both Dobbs and Medina reaffirm a central truth: the Constitution upholds the right of states to determine how federal dollars are used. Today’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood builds on the promise of Dobbs—returning the power over abortion policy to the people and their elected state leaders. I will keep fighting to make sure taxpayer dollars are… Read more »

It was an honor to represent LIFE in our nation's capital!! Today, SCOTUS will hear the oral arguments in South Carolina's case Medina v. Planned Parenthood. As a strong advocate in support of the states' right to choose how to spend Medicaid dollars, we must PROTECT the sanctity of life.  In 2018, Governor McMaster made the courageous decision to declare that abortion clinics, like… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - On February 10th, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05), along with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), filed an "amicus curiae" (or "friend of the Court") brief in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood. The brief supports South Carolina's determination that Planned Parenthood does not qualify to… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act. This legislation seeks to incentivize states to report abortion data to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in order to receive targeted Medicaid funding for family planning programs. This… Read more »

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