Policy / Supporting Pro-Life Title X Policies

Supporting Pro-Life Title X Policies

Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy

Southern Baptists affirm the inherent dignity of every human life, including the preborn. Scripture testifies to God’s divine design and care for each individual, in and outside the womb. The Baptist Faith and Message declares that “children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord,” and the Bible reveals that life begins at conception (Ps. 139:13-16; Jer. 1:5). We are called to advocate for policies that protect the most vulnerable and honor the sanctity of life.

Title X pro-life protections ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund or promote abortion either internationally or domestically. The Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) policy, also known as the Mexico City Policy, requires foreign non-governmental organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance to refrain from performing or promoting abortion as a method of family planning. Domestically, Title X regulations have historically prevented funding from being directed to organizations that provide or promote abortions, ensuring these funds are reserved for legitimate healthcare services.

Under the Biden Administration, the weakening of Title X pro-life safeguards undermined efforts to protect the preborn and forced taxpayers to subsidize abortion providers, both at home and abroad. In 2024, the ERLC successfully advocated for the Mexico City Policy’s reinstatement in a letter to the Trump transition team, and has welcomed President Trump’s continued expansion of the policy.

The ERLC applauded this action, and will advocate for these protections to also be implemented domestically, by supporting bills like the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.

The ERLC remains steadfast in advocating for policies that protect the preborn, support vulnerable women and families, and promote a culture of life, at home and abroad.