Joe Teirab’s Endorsement List Grows to Include National Right to Life – but still not CD2 Republicans
EAGAN, MN – Joe Teirab, a lifelong anti-abortion activist and Republican candidate for Congress in MN-02, was recently endorsed by National Right to Life (NRLC).
NRLC is the largest and oldest pro-life organization in the country, dedicated to “electing leaders who will work to ensure our nation’s laws protect unborn babies and their mothers from the tragedy of abortion.” NRLC established the “incremental approach” used by the anti-abortion movement to pass patchwork abortion bans in states across the country. The ultimate goal of the incremental approach is a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.
“What Joe Teirab is promising to do in Congress has earned him the support of the national group that literally orchestrated the reversal of Roe – but not CD2 Republicans.” said Angie Craig for Congress Spokesperson Katie Kelsh.
Over the course of his campaign for Congress, Teirab has touted his support for the Dobbs decision and attempted to position himself as a proponent of “states rights” – arguing that each state should have the power to make their own abortion laws.
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision turned the issue of abortion over to state governments and gave states the power to ban abortion without exceptions. Since then, 22 states have moved to restrict abortion and 10 states have banned abortion without exceptions for rape or incest.
Rep. Craig has always been a staunch supporter of reproductive rights. She has voted to codify Roe twice and has introduced legislation to protect access to birth control and mifepristone.
But Joe Teirab has a personal goal to make abortion “go away.” He is on the board of a crisis pregnancy center here in Minnesota that offers “abortion pill reversal” treatments which are not based in science.
He has promised Minnesota’s largest pro-life organization that he will let state politicians continue to ban abortion with no exception. Currently 10 states have enacted abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or life of the mother. If Republicans take control of the state government in Minnesota, the same thing could happen here.
In this survey, Teirab also committed to recognizing a federal role in abortion policy: promising to vote for legislation that would restrict access to mifepristone and collect data on women who use it. He also promised to vote against any legislation that would weaken any pro-life law or policy in effect the day he is elected.