Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday maintained that abortion policy should be decided by the states and would not take a position on whether the federal government should impose a nationwide ban at a certain point. blamed the president.
Pence, who was President Trump’s vice presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020, said in a post on He said it was a “slap in the face.”
“President Trump’s right-to-life rollback is a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for President Trump in 2016 and 2020,” Pence wrote in the post, later adding: He praised the steps President Trump has taken to further promote anti-politics. -Abortion efforts.
“The Trump-Pence administration helped consign Roe v. Wade to the ash heap of history by supporting the nomination and confirmation of conservative judges, and by supporting the pro-life movement with compassion for women and the unborn child.” “In the landmark Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court returned the issue of abortion to the states and the American people,” Pence wrote.
Mr. Pence ran for president in 2024 on the platform of anti-abortion rights, but has criticized Mr. Trump in the past for making ambiguous statements on the abortion issue.
Mr. Pence recently announced that he would not support Mr. Trump’s candidacy in 2024, citing the president’s “walking away” from conservative principles, including a “commitment to the sanctity of life.” Pence also cited Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election as a key reason for withholding his support.
In a statement Monday, Pence criticized Republicans for backing away from boldly taking anti-abortion positions.
“The American people elect their president, senators, and representatives, and the majority of Americans want minimal national protections for unborn children in federal law. But today, too many Republican politicians I’m ready to step down from the fight for my life,” Pence said.
“When we boldly speak the truth and stand on principles that everyone knows to be true: that human life begins at conception and should be protected from womb to grave, No matter how hard Republican candidates and other candidates may try to downplay the cause of life, we will see the sanctity of life restored to the center of American law in every state in this country. “I know pro-life Americans will never relent until they see it,” he continued.
Pence’s remarks came after Trump issued the most sweeping statement yet on abortion since becoming his party’s presidential nominee.
in about 4 minutes Video posted on True Society, Trump is proud of ending Roe v. Wade through the appointment of conservative Supreme Court justices, but despite pressure from some conservative groups to He also said he did not support abortion legislation. He said each state should determine its own abortion policy.
“My view is that from a legal standpoint, abortions are happening wherever anyone wants to be,” Trump said. “Each state will decide by vote or by law or both, but whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, state law.”
“Many states will be different. Many will have different numbers of weeks, some will be more conservative than others, and that’s how it will be,” he added. “In the end, this is all a matter of people’s will. They must follow their heart, or in many cases their religion or faith.”
Hill called on the Trump campaign to respond.
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