Wicker Promotes Pro-Life Legislation

In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, returning most abortion decision-making responsibility to the states. But this deeply personal and hotly debated subject has now returned to the nation's highest court. Most recently, the justices have been considering cases involving mifepristone, a chemical abortion pill.

Abortion Drug Endangers Women and Babies

In many states, including Mississippi, it is illegal to sell or provide mifepristone for abortion. Not only does the drug complete an abortion but it puts moms in danger. For example, it causes some women to misidentify side effects. In some cases, the experience of mifepristone can resemble the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, which requires urgent medical attention.

For those reasons, mifepristone has always been dispensed only in the presence of a health care provider, who could be there for women in case of negative reactions. In 2023, the Biden administration sacrificed these longstanding safety procedures in its pursuit of an unlimited abortion policy. It did away with the in-person requirement, permanently allowing mifepristone to be shipped directly to homes.

The Biden administration's decision violated more than women's safety standards. It also brought abortions into states that had banned the procedure. I have filed briefs at the Supreme Court, urging them to restore the in-person requirement that provided more safety. At the same time, I am working with the Trump administration as it conducts a review of mifepristone policy.

Taxpayers Shouldn't Fund Abortion

I have also been working to make permanent the principles of the Hyde Amendment, which keeps taxpayer money from funding abortions. Since 1976, Congress has attached this amendment to appropriations bills, giving it a one-year term that must be re-approved annually.

As Americans have vigorously deliberated over abortion for the past 50 years, the Hyde Amendment has been one of the few sources of stability. Both Democrats and Republicans have agreed that, no matter what state or local laws say about the issue, the public should not have to subsidize the procedure. This Congress, I introduced a bill called the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025. That legislation would eliminate the need to reapprove the Hyde Amendment each year and instead make it the fixed law of the land.

In the meantime, I am supporting another bill, which would address a narrow application of the same principle. I joined the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which would prevent federal family planning grants from supporting organizations that also provide abortion.

Pro-Life Community Promotes Adoption

The pro-life community has long understood that ending abortion is just one component in a broader culture of life. After Roe v Wade was overturned, Mississippi increased services for mothers and families, helping them care for their babies. Adoption is one of the most profound examples of that care. In Congress, I am working to make the adoption process safer and more accessible.

I recently joined a bill, the ADOPT Act, which would protect mothers, children, and adoptive families from those who exploit the adoption system. Dishonest "baby brokers" have been charging exorbitant fees to connect birth mothers with adoptive parents. Often, these brokers lack the credentials that prove they have been vetted.

The ADOPT Act would allow only legitimate providers to facilitate the adoption process, ensuring that no vulnerable mothers or children get exploited by these untrustworthy brokers. Instead, my colleagues and I want adoption to be a safe and viable option, both for mothers carrying their babies to term and for parents seeking to bring children into a loving forever home.