My priorities include standing up for pro-life values
Brett Guthrie will stand up for pro-life values.
Occurrences
I am staunchly pro-life and will always vote to protect life.
defend the lives of the unborn
My priorities include standing up for pro-life values
Evidence
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Guthrie said he was glad the FY 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill included provisions that defend the lives of the unborn and affirmed the Trump Administration’s prohibition on taxpayer-funded abortion. The House-passed package also funded VA and military construction.
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In his May 18 bulletin, Guthrie said he is 'staunchly pro-life' and will always vote to protect life. He also said he joined over 100 colleagues in signing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reinstate an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 27 on H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, as passed 217-204-1 on January 23, 2025. The vote list records Rep. Brett Guthrie, Republican of Kentucky, voting Yea.
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Congress.gov states that H.R. 21 was introduced January 3, 2025, passed the House on January 23, 2025, and would establish required care for a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion, including hospital admission and criminal penalties for noncompliance.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY-2] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 7 on January 22, 2025. The page identifies the bill as the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025.
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Congress.gov summarizes H.R. 7 as a bill that prohibits federal funds from being used for abortions or health coverage that includes abortions, makes Hyde Amendment-type restrictions permanent, and bars abortions in federal facilities or by federal employees, with exceptions for rape, incest, and life endangerment.
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In his May 18, 2026 bulletin, Guthrie said he is staunchly pro-life and will always vote to protect life. He also said he joined more than 100 colleagues in signing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reinstate an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.
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Guthrie said he was glad the FY 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill included provisions defending unborn life and affirming the Trump Administration's prohibition on taxpayer-funded abortion.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 29 on H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, as passed 220-210-1 on January 11, 2023. The vote list records Rep. Brett Guthrie, Republican of Kentucky, voting Yea.
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As checked for the August 13-15, 2026 lookback window, Guthrie's official Latest News page listed its most recent release as July 22, 2026 and showed no August 13-15, 2026 official release about abortion or pro-life policy.
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Congress.gov's 119th Congress index for Rep. Brett Guthrie lists abortion-related cosponsored measures including H.R. 682 to prohibit abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detectable, H.R. 272 to prohibit federal funding to entities that perform or fund abortions, H.R. 7 to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions, and H.R. 21 on care for children who survive abortion or attempted abortion.
Assessments
The promise is broad advocacy for pro-life values rather than enactment of a specific law. In the current federal term, Guthrie took multiple concrete pro-life actions: voting for House-passed born-alive abortion-survivor legislation, originally cosponsoring abortion-funding restriction legislation, supporting additional abortion-related measures, backing appropriations language against taxpayer-funded abortion, and joining an amicus brief on mifepristone dispensing rules. These actions are directly attributable to him as a sitting U.S. Representative and satisfy the promised stance in the same term.
The claim is a broad promise to advocate for pro-life values, not a pledge to enact one specific law. In the current federal term, Guthrie took multiple direct pro-life actions: voting for House-passed born-alive legislation, originally cosponsoring H.R. 7 to restrict taxpayer funding for abortion, supporting appropriations language framed as protecting unborn life, and joining an amicus brief on mifepristone dispensing rules. Those actions are enough to count as standing up for the stated values during the same term.
The promise is broad and values-based rather than tied to a specific statutory outcome. In the federal House context, Guthrie fulfilled it by taking same-term pro-life actions within his office powers: publicly reaffirming a pro-life voting position, joining an amicus effort on mifepristone dispensing rules, and supporting House appropriations language he described as protecting unborn life and restricting taxpayer-funded abortion. These actions show he stood up for the stated values, even though they do not alone establish final enactment of a broader abortion-policy outcome.