Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, a former lawyer and radio talk show host, has used his role on the House Judiciary Committee to voice his anti-abortion views and opposition to gender-affirming care.
The Louisiana Republican has an A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. In 2021, he introduced legislation to prohibit taking minors across state lines to access abortion care without parental consent, reintroducing the measure during this Congress. He has also led repeated efforts to prevent taxpayer dollars from going toward abortion providers.
Last year, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Johnson sponsored a resolution to condemn attacks on anti-abortion facilities and churches. In his law career, Johnson argued in state courts in favor of a law that barred same-sex marriage and in favor of abortion restrictions and public prayer policies.
