Protecting Life

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today led a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alongside 24 Republican members of Congress, calling on the administration to safeguard women and children’s health by rescinding its dangerous, problematic abortion pill regulations. The letter comes after FDA Commissioner Califf modified the Risk Evaluation and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, introduced a bill today alongside Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Blake Moore (R-UT) to protect pharmacists' conscience rights when choosing whether to fill prescriptions for elective abortions. The Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act, co-sponsored by 26 House Republicans, comes after the Department of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Department of Health and Human Services' memo warning pharmacists that failing to fill prescriptions for abortion pills will violate federal law, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sounded the alarm on this gross abuse of executive authority: “Bureaucrats should not infringe on a pharmacist’s ability to do their job. There is no… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) reacted to today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the federal abortion protections in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood in favor of states’ rights: “Millions of children have been silent victims of a decades-long siege on their right to life. The heartbeats… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) today revealed the latest Susan B. Anthony List National Pro-life Scorecard, a tool for holding members of Congress accountable for their legislative records on abortion and highlighting leadership in the fight to protect unborn children and their mothers. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter was among… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) voted today to extend protections for the unborn.  "There is overwhelming scientific evidence proving that precious babies are capable of feeling pain after 20 weeks," said Carter. "As a health care professional, father, grandfather, and Congressman, I am proud to support this legislation today to put a necessary end to the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) voted today to prevent discrimination against health care providers who do not participate in abortion. The Conscience Protection Act passed in the House today with Carter's support also ensures entities who are discriminated against are able to defend themselves in a court of law. "Whether it's the churches in California forced to cover… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, striking down two Texas laws requiring abortion clinics to meet health and safety standards essential to protect women's health at abortion clinics: "The Supreme Court not only failed to protect the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted in support of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act today in an effort to dismantle Obamacare and defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. This legislation uses privileged status to overcome the efforts of some in the Senate to block this legislation from reaching the President’s desk that has resounding… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) today opposed legislation that would allow federal taxpayer dollars to continue flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of abortions.  Carter’s stand comes in light of recent videos which uncovered the group’s practice of trafficking in fetal tissue and body parts of the unborn. “I cannot, in good conscience,… Read more »