{"id":97769,"date":"2016-07-16T16:29:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T20:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=97769"},"modified":"2016-07-16T16:29:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T20:29:12","slug":"abortion-advocates-pro-lifers-react-to-trump-sp-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-advocates-pro-lifers-react-to-trump-sp-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion advocates and pro-lifers react to Trump VP selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>On Friday morning, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump <a href=\"\/news\/trump-announces-mike-pence-as-vp-running-mate\/\">officially confirmed<\/a> that he had chosen Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) as his running mate. And the reaction from both pro-lifers and abortion supporters was instantaneous.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Trump has raised some concerns among the pro-life community for his statements on\u00a0<a href=\"\/news\/donald-trumps-amendment-gop-platform-abortion-disaster\/\">abortion<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"\/news\/donald-trump-planned-parenthood-does-do-wonderful-things\/\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>.\u00a0However, he has won the praise\u00a0of some in the pro-life community thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"\/news\/donald-trump-makes-huge-pro-life-hire-for-policy-director\/\">his decision to bring on to his team some notable pro-lifers<\/a>, including Pence.<\/p>\n<p>Pence also served in the U.S. House of Representatives and had <a href=\"http:\/\/nrlc.www.capwiz.com\/nrlc\/bio\/id\/10559&amp;congress=1091&amp;lvl=C\">a 100 percent rating<\/a> from the National Right to Life Committee.\u00a0In 2007, 2009 and 2011, he sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/browse?sponsor=400315#text=abortion\">Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act<\/a> to defund Planned Parenthood and other entities which provide abortions.\u00a0As governor, Pence signed a bill into law which is now facing <a href=\"\/news\/planned-parenthood-and-aclu-sue-indiana-over-ultrasound-requirement\/\">lawsuits<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-indiana-plannedparenthood-lawsuit-idUSKCN0ZG2XQ\">injunctions<\/a>. The <a href=\"\/news\/indiana-becomes-the-second-state-to-ban-down-syndrome-abortions\/\">law<\/a> would have made it illegal to abort a child on the basis of race, gender, or disability, making it the second state with such a ban. It also mandated ultrasounds before abortion.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the Planned Parenthood baby parts scandal which was <a href=\"\/news\/one-year-later-a-light-exposing-planned-parenthoods-darkness\/\">exposed<\/a> a year <a href=\"\/news\/5-reasons-why-planned-parenthood-knows-the-baby-parts-videos-are-true\/\">ago<\/a> this <a href=\"\/news\/one-year-later-the-videos-exposing-planned-parenthoods-baby-body-parts-scandal\/\">month<\/a>, Pence opened up <a href=\"\/news\/state-federal-investigations-planned-parenthood-baby-parts-scandal-explode\/\">an investigation<\/a> of the abortion giant he fought to <a href=\"\/news\/indiana-abortion-provider-defunding\/\">defund at the state level<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Americans United for Life <a href=\"\/news\/americans-united-life-releases-2016-life-list\/\">ranked<\/a> Indiana the seventh most pro-life state for their 2016 Life List. When it comes to <a href=\"\/news\/americans-united-life-releases-2016-life-list\/\">the Infants Protection Project<\/a>, Indiana was ranked fourth most protective.<\/p>\n<p>AUL references Indiana for the following which were enacted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A measure amending its abortion reporting requirements to include those on chemical abortions\/abortion-inducing drugs.<\/li>\n<li>A measure &#8220;requiring the dignified disposition of aborted unborn children&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students for Life of America&#8217;s Kristan Hawkins <a href=\"http:\/\/studentsforlife.org\/mike-pence-vp-pick\/\">called Trump&#8217;s VP selection<\/a>\u00a0the &#8220;best decision Donald Trump has made in his campaign so far.&#8221; SFLA\u00a0also referred to Pence as one who &#8220;fought in the trenches with pro-lifers and is a proven pro-life warrior&#8221; and said that Pence &#8220;as a VP pick is a good start towards making sure our voices are heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carol Tobias of NRLC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/communications\/releases\/2016\/release071516\/\">said<\/a> that Pence is &#8220;an excellent choice&#8221; and &#8220;has proven himself to be a strong leader for the right to life.&#8221;\u00a0Tobias also contrasted Pence with Democrats. &#8220;Mike Pence brings a strong pro-life background to the Republican ticket, which contrasts with the extreme pro-abortion position of Hillary Clinton and the Democrats,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have taken notice of Pence.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic National Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.org\/Post\/dnc-chair-debbie-wasserman-schultzs-statement-on-trumps-choice-of-mike-penc\">her statement<\/a> on Twitter, which mentioned Pence&#8217;s pro-life record.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">By choosing Pence, Trump doubled down on all of the qualities that make him unfit for the presidency: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JEshAlJA8J\">https:\/\/t.co\/JEshAlJA8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWStweets\/status\/754034808356016128\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Clinton campaign came up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillaryclinton.com\/feed\/things-every-voter-america-needs-know-about-mike-pence\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=tw&amp;utm_campaign=20160715feed_vppence\">a post<\/a> criticizing Pence&#8217;s stance on abortion and Planned Parenthood. It was advertised along with several other tweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Mike Pence: He\u2019s Donald Trump with a different haircut. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2hYduGaym\">pic.twitter.com\/R2hYduGaym<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/753999369595158528\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you had any doubts about Trump sticking with his dangerous plan for America, say hello to his VP pick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xuFClfZeLi\">pic.twitter.com\/xuFClfZeLi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/753971186820870144\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>It&#8217;s official: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> just chose Mike Pence as his running mate. What you need to know about him:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VpmloblDhS\">https:\/\/t.co\/VpmloblDhS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/753968719626326016\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the Clinton campaign calls Pence &#8220;divisive,&#8221; it is the Democratic Party which has released an extreme platform to call for taxpayer subsidized abortions, something <a href=\"\/news\/pro-life-democrats-are-fighting-their-partys-efforts-to-repeal-the-hyde-amendment\/\">members of its own party <\/a>are against.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-abortion organizations are also taking note. Planned Parenthood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/07\/15\/planned-parenthood-bashes-pro-life-gov-mike-pence-donald-trumps-vp-couldnt-be-worse\/\">said<\/a> Pence &#8220;couldn&#8217;t be worse,&#8221; and on Twitter\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We can stop the most hateful, divisive presidential tickets in a generation. Fight back: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7XpzNkAhI\">https:\/\/t.co\/I7XpzNkAhI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ku7s4piOXH\">pic.twitter.com\/ku7s4piOXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Planned Parenthood (@PPact) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPact\/status\/753979769272803328\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> makes clear his anti-women&#8217;s health care agenda by naming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPenceIN\">@GovPenceIN<\/a> his VP. The same Pence who first endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\">@tedcruz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Planned Parenthood (@PPact) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPact\/status\/753968634943401984\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&#8216;s potential VP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPenceIN\">@GovPenceIN<\/a> has a long history of legislative attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/reprohealth?src=hash\">#reprohealth<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGsEflDhXo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WGsEflDhXo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\">@SLAwrites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Planned Parenthood (@PPact) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPact\/status\/753665994950836224\">July 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After Pence signed the abortion ban, abortion advocates reacted, not by protesting with logical arguments, but by contacting the governor&#8217;s office\u00a0to inform \u00a0him about\u00a0their monthly\u00a0menstruation,\u00a0despite the fact that\u00a0dismembering children in utero\u00a0is a far cry from monthly menstruation. You can see this clearly in the\u00a0video of a second-trimester D&amp;E, explained by former abortionist, Dr. Anthony Levatino, below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgw4X7Dw_3k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And Planned Parenthood <em>again<\/em> urged\u00a0its supporters to tell Trump and Pence about their periods:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is set to undermine your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/reprorights?src=hash\">#reprorights<\/a> so maybe they both should hear about your periods? \u00af\\_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lIHCnTFcob\">https:\/\/t.co\/lIHCnTFcob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Planned Parenthood (@PPact) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPact\/status\/753686465150943233\">July 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>NARAL Pro-Choice America followed suit, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">their tweets<\/a> about periods and Pence&#8217;s record:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Pence\u2019s record on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abortion?src=hash\">#abortion<\/a> rights is long and horrifying. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21c8tQkJZL\">pic.twitter.com\/21c8tQkJZL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NARAL (@NARAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL\/status\/753656308377661441\">July 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPenceIN\">@GovPenceIN<\/a> has been a disaster for the women of Indiana &amp; he\u2019d be a disaster for all U.S. women. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WontVoteTrump?src=hash\">#WontVoteTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEKV3ktlXn\">pic.twitter.com\/qEKV3ktlXn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NARAL (@NARAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL\/status\/753978662240813056\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPenceIN\">@GovPenceIN<\/a> are VERY interested in your uterus. Tweet them, let them know how yours is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeriodsForPence?src=hash\">#PeriodsForPence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TamponsForTrump?src=hash\">#TamponsForTrump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NARAL (@NARAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL\/status\/754005101723910144\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America issued a statement full of loaded language meant to gin up fear from the pro-abortion community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilyseh\">@ilyseh<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL\">@NARAL<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPenceIN\">@GovPenceIN<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> VP selection <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vvg3Cn0VX2\">pic.twitter.com\/vvg3Cn0VX2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaylie Hanson Long (@KaylieEHanson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaylieEHanson\/status\/753717823160127489\">July 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It appears the pro-abortion community is running scared from a Pence pick &#8212; and this should be good news for pro-lifers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday morning, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump officially confirmed that he had chosen Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) as his running mate. 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