June 2, 2026
AFA Action CEO: Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, H.R. 8158, exposes extremities of abortion movement
‘Paid leave exists to help workers recover from illness, care for family members or navigate major life events — not to subsidize the ending of innocent human life’
TUPELO, Miss. — Rep. Yassamin Ansari, radical Democrat congresswoman, recently filed new legislation that would mandate employers to fund up to 12 days of paid leave annually for workers to have abortions. Ansari’s proposed Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, H.R. 8158, is the centerpiece of her three-bill “H.E.R. Agenda” (Healthy, Equity, Rights) package. According to LifeNews.com, “It explicitly covers ‘pregnancy terminations,’ which is a whitewashing of the term abortion, along with menstrual pain, miscarriages, menopause symptoms, endometriosis, IUD insertions, vasectomies, fertility treatments and biopsies.”
Walker Wildmon, CEO of AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of the American Family Association, is urging Americans to rebuke Ansari’s radical bill and support legislation that protects the sanctity of life.
“Paid leave exists to help workers recover from illness, care for family members or navigate major life events — not to subsidize the ending of innocent human life,” said Wildmon. “This proposal exposes just how extreme the abortion movement has become. Instead of supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth and parenting, lawmakers are now proposing that employers provide paid time off specifically for abortion. Americans should reject the idea that abortion is just another workplace benefit and call it out for what it actually is — the killing of unborn children. If we want policies that support women, families and children, we should be investing in life, not making it easier to end it.”
AFA Actionis a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical family values in society and government by shaping public policy through education and advocacy.The mission of AFA Action is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America by persuading individuals with the truth of the Gospel, challenging the lost to repent, promoting societal values that are consistent with Scripture, restraining evil and exposing the works of darkness, motivating people to take a stand on cultural and moral issues, and encouraging Christians to bear witness to the world the love of Jesus Christ. Find AFA Action Alerts here.
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