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Senate Candidate Says Bible Doesn't Ban Abortion, Faces Faith Backlash

6/11/2026

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U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas said the Bible does not address abortion and should stay legal.
Live Action founder Lila Rose called his use of Jesus to support abortion sick and shameful on X.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Catholic America writer J.D. Long García, and Wesley Biblical Seminary scholar Robert Gagnon each rebuked Talarico, citing Jeremiah 1:5, the Bible’s affirmation of unborn dignity, and Psalms 139:13-16 respectively.

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U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas said the Bible does not address abortion and should stay legal.
Live Action founder Lila Rose called his use of Jesus to support abortion sick and shameful on X.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Catholic America writer J.D. Long García, and Wesley Biblical Seminary scholar Robert Gagnon each rebuked Talarico, citing Jeremiah 1:5, the Bible’s affirmation of unborn dignity, and Psalms 139:13-16 respectively.