Rep. Ted Budd Announces New Support for Bill Targeting Human Trafficking

Statement

Today, Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) announced a wave of new support for the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act. Rep. Budd introduced the bill on February 1, 2022.

The bill would require abortion providers to file a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have a reasonable suspicion to believe that a woman is a victim of human trafficking.

The legislation is now supported by 21 House members and a half dozen outside organizations.

New co-sponsors include:

Rep. Jim Banks
Rep. Richard Hudson

Rep. Doug Lamborn

Rep. Michael Guest

Rep. Alex Mooney

Rep. David McKinley

Rep. Mo Brooks

Rep. Markwayne Mullin

Rep. Mike Rogers

Rep. Rodney Davis

Rep. Bill Johnson

Rep. Madison Cawthorn

Rep. Ronny Jackson

Rep. Glenn Grothman

Rep. Barry Loudermilk

Rep. Barry Moore

Rep. Roger Williams

Rep. Brian Babin, D.D.S

Rep. Ralph Norman

Rep. Robert Aderholt

Rep. Matt Rosendale

New supporting organizations include:

American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Susan B. Anthony List

National Right to Life Committee

Heritage Action

American Principles Project

Rep. Budd said in a statement:

"Abortion providers have a moral obligation to ensure that they are not aiding and abetting the abuse of women enslaved in the sex trade. The Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act provides needed accountability to protect women and unborn children."

Jon Schweppe, Director of Policy and Government Affairs for the American Principles Project, said:

"We know, from undercover reporting and from various studies, that the abortion industry is very much complicit in our nation's epidemic of sex trafficking and sex slavery. Thousands of women who have been coerced into sex acts seek assistance from abortion providers every year, and these providers simply take their money and turn a blind eye. This is outrageous. The Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act is a common sense bill that would require the abortion industry to finally take sex trafficking seriously by requiring that providers complete a training program and by implementing new reporting requirements. American Principles Project is proud to endorse the bill."

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