¶ Overview
- Ogles celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Following the Supreme Court decision, Tennessee’s trigger law, which completely outlawed abortion with only limited medical emergency exceptions went into effect. In 2026, as a result, Tennessee lawmaker have even proposed legislation to criminalize women for obtaining abortions.
- His campaign website declared his belief that life began at conception, and he has cosponsored the “Life At Conception Act,” a nationwide abortion ban, multiple times. Ogles was so obsessed with attacking women’s reproductive rights that the only health care-related bill he has introduced in the 119th congress so far was about imposing a nationwide ban on medication abortion.
- Ogles backed a different state’s six-week abortion ban. He also dismissed the need to consider abortion ban exceptions by claiming exceptions were “a red herring used by the left and radicals to try and taint the conversation.”
¶ Ogles Supported Abortion Bans That Put Tennessee Women At Risk
¶ ogles supported the life at conception act – a nationwide abortion ban
Ogles: “I Will Commit To Protecting The Rights Of The Unborn From The Point Of Conception, Block Taxpayer Funding Of Abortions Everywhere, And Defund Planned Parenthood.” According to Andy Ogles’ campaign 2026 website, "I believe that life begins at conception, and we are duty-bound to protect it at every stage until natural death. The unborn are the least capable of defending themselves, and in the most desperate need of protection. America is a nation that recognizes and honors the intrinsic value of all human life; therefore, I will commit to protecting the rights of the unborn from the point of conception, block taxpayer funding of abortions everywhere, and defund Planned Parenthood." [Andy Ogles For Congress, Issues, Viewed 12/22/25]
2025: Ogles Cosponsored The Life At Conception Act. According to a press release from Rep. Eric Burlison, "Today, Congressman Eric Burlison introduced the Life at Conception Act, to affirm the fundamental right to life for every human being, born and unborn. This landmark legislation declares that unborn children are ‘persons’ under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing their right to life to be legally recognized and protected. […] Cosponsors (68): […] Andy Ogles (TN-5)." [Press Release – Rep. Eric Burlison, 1/24/25]
- 2025-2026: Ogles Co-Sponsored The Life At Conception Act. According to Congress.gov, Rep. Andy Ogles was an original co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, "This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child." [H.R. 722, Life at Conception Act, Introduced 1/24/25, Co-Sponsored 1/20/23]
- 2023-2024: Ogles Co-Sponsored The Life At Conception Act. According to Congress.gov, Rep. Andy Ogles was an original co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, "This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child." [H.R. 431, Life at Conception Act, Introduced 1/20/23, Co-Sponsored 1/20/23]
¶ The Life At Conception Act Would Have Banned Nearly All Abortions Nationwide
The Life At Conception Act Would Have Banned Nearly All Abortions Nationwide. According to the Washington Post, "The congressional proposal, known as the Life at Conception Act, defines a ‘human being’ to ‘include each member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization or cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.’ The bill would also provide equal protection under the 14th Amendment ‘for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.’ The measure has no provisions for processes like IVF, meaning access to the procedure would not be protected. It would ban nearly all abortions nationwide." [Washington Post, 2/25/24]
¶ the only health care bill ogles introduced so far in the 119th congress was a nationwide ban on the use of mifepristone and medication abortion
2025-2026: The Only Health Care Related Bill Ogles Introduced Had To Do With Abortion. According to a review of legislation Rep. Andy Ogles introduced in the 119th Congress, he introduced only one bill related to health care, and it was an abortion ban. [Congress.gov, Rep. Andy Ogles, Sponsored Legislation, 119th Congress, Viewed 2/26/26]
- January 2025: Ogles Introduced A Bill That Would Imposed A Nationwide Ban On The Use Of Medication Abortions. According to a press release from Rep. Andy Ogles, “Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) reintroduced the Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025, a bill that would federally block the use of chemical abortions in the United States. Rep. Ogles originally introduced this legislation in September 2023 for the 118th Congress. Congressman Ogles said, “Chemical abortions not only end a human life but pose a serious risk to the lives of the mothers. The FDA has failed to protect women and unborn children for over 20 years. In 2021, it went even further and eliminated the in-person dispensing requirement. This decision has led to an overwhelming increase in chemical abortion-related ER visits, health complications, and even deaths. It’s a tragedy that the Biden Administration and the FDA would put their radical pro-choice agenda ahead of the health and safety of women and girls across the country. I’m taking a stand against the irresponsibility of the Democrats and working to protect women and girls across America. I’m taking a stand for life because, born or unborn, every single person is uniquely and wonderfully made. It's not merely a political issue; it's a moral duty to uphold the sanctity of life. I am committed to safeguarding the innocent and voiceless in our society.” [Press Release – Rep. Andy Ogles, 1/24/25]
- Medication Abortion Involved The Use Of Mifepristone Or Misoprostol For Abortions Early In Pregnancy. According to the Guttmacher Institute, "Medication abortion has been available in the United States since 2000, when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of mifepristone for abortion in a two-drug regimen with misoprostol. Mifepristone was first approved for use through seven weeks’ gestational duration and is currently approved through 10 weeks. It is also used safely off-label later in pregnancy. Unlike procedural abortion, medication abortion does not have to take place in a clinical setting—the pills can be taken in one’s own home. Decades of studies have shown that medication abortion is safe and effective. In 2023, medication abortion accounted for 63% of all clinician-provided abortions in states without total bans, up from 53% in 2020 and 39% in 2017." [Guttmacher Institute, 2/6/26]
¶ Ogles Agreed With The supreme court Overturning Roe V. Wade
Ogles Claimed His Prayers Were Answered After The Supreme Court Overturned Roe V. Wade.
[Twitter, @AndyOgles, 6/24/22]
Ogles Claimed The Supreme Court Was Right When They Sent Abortion Policy Back To The States. According to WKRN, "On the topic of abortion, Ogles’ opponent, former state senator Heidi Campbell, has said if elected, Ogles would pass a national abortion ban. Ogles said that is not true. ‘I’m not going to address ridiculous claims by my opponent, but what I will say is what the Supreme Court got right is they referred that issue back to the states,’ he said." [WKRN, 9/1/22]
- HEADLINE: “13 States Have Passed So-Called ‘Trigger Laws,’ Bans Designed To Go Into Effect If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned” [CNN, 5/3/22]
- Tennessee’s Trigger Ban Outlawed Abortion At All Stages Of Pregnancy With Limited Medical Emergency Exceptions. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, "In 2019, Tennessee enacted a trigger ban.2 On August 25, 2022, Tennessee began enforcing this trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited medical emergency exceptions,3 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.4 Tennessee law retains gestational bans at six-weeks,5 twenty weeks LMP6, and after viability." [Center for Reproductive Rights, viewed 2/26/26]
February 2026: Two Tennessee Lawmakers Floated An Amendment That Sought To Criminalize Mothers For Obtaining Abortions. According to the Hill, "Two Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are floating an amendment to an abortion bill that would bring homicide charges against expecting mothers who choose to terminate their pregnancies. The GOP sponsors, state Rep. Jody Barrett (Dickson) and state Sen. Mark Pody (Lebanon), have not formally filed the amendment to House Bill 570/Senate Bill 738, according to Nashville’s NBC affiliate WSMV4. Text of the amendment provided by Barrett to WSMV4 says, ‘all preborn children should be protected with the same criminal and civil laws protecting the lives of born persons by repealing provisions that permit prenatal homicide and assault.’ By treating abortions like homicide under the law, mothers would be exposed to charges that carry sentences of up to death or life in prison. Tennessee already has one of the country’s most strict abortion bans. Performing the procedure is a Class C felony in Tennessee, resulting in up to 15 years in prison and fines for physicians." [The Hill, 2/24/26]
¶ ogles Backed an extreme six-week abortion ban
Ogles Supported A “Fetal Heartbeat” Abortion Law In South Carolina.
[Twitter, @RepOgles, 8/23/23]
- HEADLINE: “South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban” [Fox News, 8/23/23]
- South Carolina’s Abortion Ban Applied To Procedures Performed After Six Weeks Of Pregnancy After Detection Of A Heartbeat. According to Fox News, "South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an abortion ban, primarily on procedures performed after about six weeks of pregnancy, after the detection of a fetal heartbeat." [Fox News, 8/23/23]
¶ Ogles dismissed the need for abortion ban Exceptions, calling them a “red herring”
Ogles Dismissed The Need For Abortion Ban Exceptions By Claiming Exceptions Were “A Red Herring Used By The Left And Radicals To Try And Taint The Conversation.” According to WPLN, "A majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a Pew Research Center study. And a majority of voters list it as a top issue this election cycle. In many Republican-led states, like Tennessee, the procedure is now banned with no exceptions. District 5 Republican candidate Andy Ogles, the former mayor of Maury County, supports the abortion ban. He dismissed the need for exceptions in a recent interview with WKRN-TV in Nashville. ‘Statistically, those are not even part of the conversation,’ Ogles said. ‘That’s a red herring used by the left and radicals to try and taint the conversation.’" [WPLN, 10/10/22]