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Life Policy
Promote a culture of life
The ERLC will always advocate for preborn lives to be protected. The Baptist Faith & Message summarizes the biblical revelation that every person bears the image of God, and thus, is worthy of protection and dignity, regardless of age, level of ability, or stage of development.
We must persuade our lawmakers that the federal government has an important role to play in protecting life and combatting this evil in all forms. Below are some aspects of our federal pro-life legislative priorities.
Issues related to life
Select a policy and understand our position and actions.
Policy Center / Current Policies - Past Policies
What the ERLC is engaging in 2025
Policies of
Protect and Expand Pro-life Riders in the Congressional Appropriations Process:
Support Federal Abortion Restrictions
Ending the Proliferation of Chemical Abortions
Reinstate the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy and similar Title X pro-life domestic policies
Defund Planned Parenthood
Repeal the Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Regulations
Oppose Taxpayer-Funded Expansion of IVF and Support Regulation of IVF Industry
Oppose the Women’s Health Protection Act and Any Pro-Abortion Legislation
Support the Work of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide and all Euthanasia Efforts
Expand Hyde Protections to Prohibit Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel
Oppose Abortion Tourism
Repeal the Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Regulations
Ending the Proliferation of Chemical Abortions
Oppose the Women’s Health Protection Act and Any Pro-Abortion Legislation
Oppose Taxpayer-Funded Expansion of IVF and Support Regulation of IVF Industry
Strengthen International Pro-Life Work
Support Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Support Federal Abortion Restrictions
Support No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Protect and Expand Pro-life Riders in the Congressional Appropriations Process:
Support the Safeguarding Charity Act
Support the Work of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Urge the Court to Protect Life in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA
How to use this policy center
Use the menu to select an issue from the annual policy agenda that outlines the core public policy priorities for this Commission over the next year. Within each issue, learn more through explainers, ERLC and SBC actions, white papers, and related resources. View past annual policy agendas.
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Essay
Flipping the script in the abortion debate
We must engage the best arguments of the day with biblical realities of the humanity of all people as made in God’s image, tell a better story than those around us, and love others with both truth and grace rather than simply seeking to score points on our political foes.
Other policy topics we engage
Our work is rooted in the truths of Scripture and can be categorized in four main areas: life, religious liberty, marriage and family, and human dignity.
Religious Liberty
Religious liberty is a Baptist principle rooted in the belief that a “free church in a free state” serves our churches, provides for the common good, and allows believers to share the gospel freely.
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Marriage & Family
We desire to see policies enacted that allow men, women, and children to flourish according to God’s good design for sexuality and family.
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Human Dignity
True human dignity, rooted in the imago Dei, motivates the ERLC to stand for the displaced, the trafficked, the preyed upon, and the persecuted—wherever they might be.
Learn MoreRecent Advocacy Wins
Looking back on the ERLC’s advocacy work for Southern Baptists in 2024, we stood at the forefront of critical social, moral, and policy issues facing our world, advocating for Southern Baptists’ biblical values in the public square.
Here are a few highlights in how we have promoted a culture of life.
Abortion Ballot Initiative Tracker
What is happening in fall 2024? Numerous abortion state ballot initiatives are being decided...
3 takeaways from the 2024 election
Life, religious liberty, and marriage and family
Here are 3 takeaways from the 2024 U.S. presidential election which resulted in a...
Letter to support valuing life in the 2025 appropriations process
Letter to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees sent on September 9, 2024
As Congress prepare the federal budget for fiscal year 2025, the ERLC sent this...
Explainer: The ERLC’s advocacy work for Southern Baptists in 2024
As we look back at the ERLC’s advocacy work for Southern Baptists in 2024,...
5 Policy Priorities for President Trump’s First 100 Days
The ERLC sent this letter to the Trump transition team with policies to prioritize...
Sanctity of Life Sunday
January 19, 2025 is the annual Sanctity of Life Sunday in Southern Baptist churches....
Praying for life
A prayer guide for the pro-life movement
Christians are called to stand for life and seek justice for the most vulnerable...
Letters in Support of Including Pro-life Priorities During an Election Year
Letters sent to the RNC and the DNC on July 3, 2024
Historically, at least one party typically includes pro-life priorities in its platform. This commitment...