Republican David McCormick, making his second bid for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat, addresses supporters at his election night watch party in Pittsburgh, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick recently received an endorsement from LIFEPAC, a local anti-abortion organization that fully opposes reproductive procedures like abortion and in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

Last month, LIFEPAC released its list of endorsed candidates, which included Dave McCormick, Donald Trump and JD Vance. According to its mission statement, LIFEPAC is a southwestern Pennsylvania political action committee “dedicated to uphold the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.”

“Our mission is to seek, identify and support candidates for public office who are dedicated to the sanctity of human life,” the website says. “We do this based on signed responses to questionnaires, personal interviews, public statements and actions.”

McCormick has changed his stance on abortion in recent years. He is on-the-record stating that he believes life begins at conception, but he has recently voiced opposition to a federal abortion ban and called for “policies that unify the country.”

This sentiment does not coincide with LIFEPAC’s ideology, which says “there can be no legitimate diversity of opinion with regard to abortion and euthanasia. The truth is that human rights begin when human lives begin.”

LIFEPAC also attacked IVF access last month in a Facebook post urging Congress to vote “no” on a bill to ensure the legal right to the procedure.

“IVF causes the death of abandonment of millions of children and is not pro-life nor pro-child. Please oppose these measures,” the post reads.

McCormick’s campaign did not immediately respond to an email request for comment asking whether he accepts LIFEPAC’s endorsement and agrees with the organization’s point of view on reproductive rights. In March, McCormick’s campaign has previously refused to indicate whether McCormick would vote for a drafted bill to protect IVF if elected to the Senate.

McCormick won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate election in April. He will face incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D) in next month. The candidates will face each other in a debate on Thursday.