Tim Scott Endorses Congressional Bill to Protect Unborn Babies at 15 Weeks

National   |   Steven Ertelt   |   Jun 5, 2023   |   8:51AM   |   Washington, DC

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott has endorsed a Congressional bill that would protect babies from abortions starting at 15 weeks.

The South Carolina senator says, if elected president, he would sing the strongest pro-life bill Congress could pass and get to his desk but he admits that the Senate does not have the votes to pass pro-life legislation because of the filibuster.

“If I were president of the United States, I would certainly have a 15-week limit,” Scott told Axios today.

“I’ve also said very clearly, because I think you have to tell the American people the truth, even the 15-week limit is not possible unless we change the hearts and minds of the American people, because it can’t get through Congress,” Scott continued.

Because of the lack of votes, however, Scott said he wants to work to change hearts and minds on abortion – explaining that his role as president “on the issue of life is to cultivate a culture that protects life.” He told the news outlet he is “100% pro-life conservative.”

Such legislation would not overturn pro-life laws in the more than a dozen states that currently protect babies from abortion. It would merely protect babies in pro-abortion states that currently allow abortions up to birth or up to viability.

Showing his support for legislation that protects even more babies from abortions, last week Scott hailed South Carolina’s new heartbeat law as “good news.”

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The new law, which Gov. Henry McMaster signed Thursday, protects unborn babies by banning elective abortions once their heartbeat is detectable, about six weeks of pregnancy. Scott said the new protections for unborn babies are a step in the right direction.

“The state is trying to protect the culture of life, and that’s good news. I mean, the heartbeat bill is a step in the direction of that,” Scott said.

Scott, who announced his campaign for president last week, has a 100-percent pro-life voting record in the U.S. Senate. Growing up in North Charleston, South Carolina, he was raised by a single mom and overcame poverty to become a businessman before running for elected office.

“I will protect our most fundamental right, the right to life itself,” he said in an April video from his presidential exploratory committee.