Former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence took to Twitter last Friday, calling for a nationwide ban on abortion.
In the wake of Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists such as Pence have been celebrating their long-sought victory.
“Now that Roe v. Wade has been consigned to the ash heap of history, a new arena in the cause of life has emerged,” Pence tweeted. “We must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”
By returning the question of abortion to the states and the people, this Supreme Court has righted a historic wrong, and reaffirmed to right of the American people to govern themselves at the state level in a manner consistent with their values and aspirations. — Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) June 24, 2022
Pence has a long history opposing abortion on religious grounds. Pence signed an Indiana law in 2016 that would have imposed some of the nation’s strictest limitations on abortion. A federal appeals court struck down the law before it came into effect, ruling that it would violate the U.S. Constitution.
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In its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court declared that abortion is no longer a constitutional right. Three conservative judges who sided with the majority opinion were nominated by Donald Trump while Pence was Vice President.
