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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.
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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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 2026
Policies of
Protect and Expand Pro-life Riders in the Congressional Appropriations Process
Protect and Expand the Hyde Amendment
Support Federal Abortion Restrictions
Ending the Proliferation of Chemical Abortions
Supporting Pro-Life Title X 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 Any Pro-Abortion Legislation
Support the Work of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide and all Euthanasia Efforts
Protect and Expand Pro-life Riders in the Congressional Appropriations Process
Support Federal Abortion Restrictions
Ending the Proliferation of Chemical Abortions
Supporting Pro-Life Title X 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 Any Pro-Abortion Legislation
Support the Work of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide and all Euthanasia Efforts
Protect and Expand the Hyde Amendment
Oppose Abortion Tourism
Repeal the Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Regulations
Ending the Proliferation of Chemical Abortions
Oppose 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 recent advocacy work for Southern Baptists, 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.
ERLC urges Trump administration action on generic chemical abortion pill
Letter to Sec. Kennedy and Commissioner Makary
On Sept. 30, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a generic version...
Sanctity of Life Sunday
January 18, 2026 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...
Comments filed to end Biden-era VA health care coverage for abortion
Submitted to Sec. Collins at Department of Veterans Affairs
On September 3rd, the ERLC filed public comments to end a Biden-era rule requiring...