One Year Since Dobbs: 18 Vulnerable House Republicans Side With MAGA to Attack Abortion Access

By admin. Friday, June 23 2023

With this week marking the anniversary of the disastrous Dobbs decision, we wanted to share new research which documents the abortion stances of every Complicit Caucus member. Since last year, support for abortion rights has grown, even and especially in red states, which puts the Complicit Caucus’s collective stance on abortion even further out of step with a vast majority of Americans. 

Despite running as moderates, the entire Complicit Caucus positions itself among the extreme right on abortion. These members of Congress, who vote lockstep with Republican leadership, represent constituents who strongly believe in protecting and expanding the right to access abortion care. Let’s review their track records, shall we?

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Biden +6.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Biden +8.8

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• After the Supreme Court ruling leak, said she was “encouraged” to see Roe may be overturned and called for the passing of anti-abortion “heartbeat bills.”
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H R.26].

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Biden +0.1

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Supports Arizona’s extreme, no-exceptions 15-week abortion ban.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), Biden +14.6

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Accidentally admitted he supports Lindsey Graham’s national abortion ban.

Rep. John Duarte (CA-13), Biden +10.9

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Biden +4.6

• 47% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Called for a national, 20-week abortion ban [cited H.R.36, 115th Congress, in a statement].

Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27), Biden +12.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe and Casey.
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or when the life of the mother is at risk.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H R.26].

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (NJ-07), Biden +3.8

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Biden +1.9

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Young Kim (CA-40), Biden +1.9

• 10% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].

Rep. Nicholas LaLota (NY-01), Biden +0.2

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Michael Lawler (NY-17), Biden +10.1

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Called New York’s abortion laws “radical” in an op-ed.

Rep. Marcus Molinaro (NY-19), Biden +4.6

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Transferred funds from his 2018 campaign to an anti-abortion organization.
• Claimed “only poor people” get “abortions without doctors.”

Rep. George Santos (NY-03), Biden +8.2

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Compared abortion to slavery, calling it “barbaric.”

Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-01), Biden +1.5

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R1011].
• Supports prohibiting abortion, without exceptions for rape or incest.

Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45), Biden +6.1

• 10% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].

Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), Biden +13

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].

Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22), Biden +7.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

We’ll continue monitoring the Complicit Caucus and update our findings. Don’t be fooled by attempts to paint these 18 vulnerable Republican House members as moderates. When you look at their voting records on abortion and other key issues, the truth is crystal clear: The MAGA agenda is their agenda. Biden won in each of their districts in 2020, and we can beat them again and take back the House in 2024.