Rep. Mace Statement on the Introduction of Her Standing with Moms Act

Today, Rep. Mace released the following statement  on the Introduction of her Standing with Moms Act:

“It’s important that in our approach to promoting life as a country, we also provide women with the family planning resources they need to carry a healthy baby to term and succeed as new mothers,” said Rep. Mace. “The Standing with Moms Act will create life.gov, a resource portal giving pregnant women in every state access to the most comprehensive network of resources available at the local, state and federal level as well as in the private sector. I look forward to partnering with Senator Rubio who is introducing the Senate companion to ensure expecting mothers are supported across the country.”

Senator Rubio shared his remarks on the new legislation:

“Pregnant and newly parenting mothers should not be left in the dark, nor should they be pushed toward abortion. Instead, they should have easy access to the resources they need to look after their babies. This bill would help make that a reality.” – Senator Rubio

This bill is endorsed by:

• The National Right to Life Committee
• SBA Pro-Life America
• Americans United for Life
• Abortion Survivors Network
• March for Life Education and Defense Fund
• Heritage Action
• Concerned Women for America

Organization National Right to Life commented on the bill:

National Right to Life applauds Rep. Nancy Mace and Sen. Marco Rubio for their work on the ‘‘Standing with Moms Act.”  The legislation will create a comprehensive clearinghouse to help pregnant women and new moms more easily connect with the numerous wide-ranging programs -- federal, state, local, and non-profit-- available to them to support them with healthcare, housing, nutrition, legal issues, and/or adoption.  National Right to Life applauds this legislation as a powerful step in connecting women with the resources available to them and ensuring early prenatal care and postnatal support. This legislation will provide mothers the support they need in choosing life for their babies.

President & CEO, Americans United for Life Catherine Glenn Foster shared her thoughts:

“Representative Nancy Mace and Senator Marco Rubio are strong defenders of American mothers. For more than 50 years, Americans United for Life has fought for women’s equity and will continue to adamantly support making positive changes for women’s welfare. The Standing with Moms Act is a critical step to provide mothers common sense support. Americans are a compassionate people, and America’s nearly 3,000 pregnancy resource centers are well equipped and have women-centered and child-centered services that include everything from housing to diapers. All mothers are owed real assistance, resources, support, and care, and this bill will help make that a reality.” - Catherine Glenn Foster, President & CEO, Americans United for Life

Founder and Executive Director of Abortion Survivors Network shared the following remarks:

“We applaud Representative Mace and Senator Rubio for providing information about failed abortions, abortion survivors and the challenges they face. It is our hope that this bill will help women understand that they can make a choice everyone can live with—including their unborn child.   We are grateful that the bill goes further than any other piece of legislation ever has by acknowledging the risks of abortion, identifying services necessary to treat complications after abortion, and providing support for abortion survivors and their families.” - Melissa Ohden, Founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Survivors Network.

Jeanne F. Mancini, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund shared her comments:

“We applaud Representative Nancy Mace and Senator Marco Rubio and for championing the Standing with Moms Act, providing pregnant mothers the invaluable resource of easy information access to federal, state, local, and private life affirming resources through a designated website. This bill, if enacted, will go a long way towards the simple act of providing information to families facing an unexpected pregnancy about the collective millions of dollars worth of free resources.” - Jeanne F. Mancini, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund

Executive Director of Heritage Action Jessica Anderson shared her thoughts:

“Last month’s Dobbs decision was a victory for life, but it was also just the first step in our fight for the unborn.  As state and federal legislators continue to push new legislative initiatives to protect life, we must concurrently work to build a pro-life culture, which includes helping expecting and new moms with the challenges they face.  Nancy Mace and Senator Rubio’s Standing With Mom’s Act does just that by creating a bank of vetted non-profits and other resources to assist moms with every aspect of motherhood such as healthcare, nutrition, housing, legal support, and adoption and foster care resources.” - Jessica Anderson, Executive Director of Heritage Action

Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance commented:

“Concerned Women for America and our hundreds of thousands of members around the country are proud to support the Standing with Moms Act and rally behind a one-stop resource for women to choose life at www.life.gov. This is common sense legislation, and we thank Rep. Mace and Senator Rubio for championing women and working to support them in their journey to do what is best for their lives and those of their babies.” - said Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWA, the nation’s largest grassroots women’s organization.

Background:

The Standing with Moms act directs HHS to create and maintain a family planning website called life.gov to give pregnant women in every state access to the most comprehensive network of family planning resources possible at all levels of government and private sector resources tailored to their specific needs and location in these areas:

• Education
• Healthcare
• Childcare
• Mental health
• Legal support
• Financial assistance
• Prenatal care

This bill also updates HHS’s Maternal Mental Healthcare hotline to ensure expecting mothers have access to around the clock assistance to help navigate these resources.  

The legislation is endorsed by National Righ to Life, Concerned Women for America, Abortion Survivor’s Network, Americans United for Life and March for Life.