Protecting Life

“I am proud to be a staunch pro-life advocate in Congress and will always stand up to protect our most vulnerable. In Utah, we believe that life is precious and value the dignity and worth of every individual. As the father of six children and sixteen grandchildren, standing up for life is personal to me and I will do all I can to protect the unborn.” – Rep. Burgess Owens

• Co-sponsored H.R. 431, the Life at Conception Act, legislation to require the protection of the unborn under the 14th Amendment, which grants all citizens equal protection under the law and prevents them from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. As a result, unborn babies would be entitled to legal protection under the Constitution as enforced by the states. This legislation would also set a standard for promoting and encouraging a culture of life.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 372, the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2023, legislation to require federally funded entities to certify that they will not, subject to certain exceptions, perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 371, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, legislation to exclude abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, from receiving Title X funding. Specifically, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act prohibits awards of federal family planning grants to entities that perform elective abortions and increases reporting requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for more transparency and accountability.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 330, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from awarding family planning grants to entities that perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions. To receive a grant, an entity must certify it will refrain from those activities during the grant period.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation to establish requirements for care a healthcare practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
• Co-sponsored H.Con.Res.3, legislation condemning attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches and calling on the current administration to use appropriate law enforcement authorities to support their safety.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 8428, the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, legislation to ensure adult women can access FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control. 
• Penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding enforcement of the law and action against those intimidating Supreme Court Justices following the leak of a decision draft in the Dobbs v. Jackson case before the Court.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 541, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act Of 2021, legislation to ensure that the American taxpayer supports efforts to improve the health and well-being of women and their babies by increasing funds for health centers that share this very important goal.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 243, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, legislation to prohibit awards of federal family planning grants to entities that perform elective abortions and increase reporting requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for more transparency and accountability.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act, legislation to codify the principle that tax dollars shouldn’t be used for abortions.
• Co-sponsored H.R. 619, the Protecting Survivors of Abortion Act, legislation to prohibit a healthcare practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

To see a full list of legislation sponsored and supported by Congressman Owens, click here.