IN-DEPTH: Pro-Life Leaders Say Candidates Must Change Messaging to Win Elections

After a string of election losses, pro-life advocates say candidates need to spend more time and money on proactive messaging to voters.

Pro-abortion and pro-life activists fill the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington during a protest in the wake of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, on June 25, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In the wake of Republicans losing several important state elections last week, leaders in the pro-life community want Republicans to lean into the right-to-life message with the same passion Democrats bring to their message on abortion.

“If only Republicans would be as pro-life as the Democrats are pro-abortion,” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, told The Epoch Times. She said candidates need to insist on debating Democrats on abortion, so voters can see how extreme their policies are.