2023-06-26 12:18:49
Former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate, Republican Mike Pence, called this weekend for a nationwide ban on abortion beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy.
According to him, the repeal of the federal right to abortion decided by the Supreme Court is not enough. Mike Pence, former vice-president of Donald Trump and presidential candidate of 2024, would like the United States to be even more restrictive on the right to abortion.
A year ago, the US Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the federal right to abortion to American women. Since then, each state has been able to put in place its own legislation in this area, the most conservative completely prohibiting it, and the most progressive continuing to guarantee this right.
In an interview with Fox News On Sunday, Mike Pence said, “This weekend we celebrate a historic victory: a year ago, the Supreme Court of the United States returned Roe v. Wade to the dustbin of history. I mightn’t be prouder of the nearly 20 states that have put in place protections for unborn children and support women facing difficult pregnancies.”
The former vice-president of Donald Trump called in particular for the establishment of a “minimum standard”, with a total ban on abortion throughout the United States from 15 weeks of pregnancy, qu he would put in place if elected to the presidency.
Since Roe v. Wade, states had a choice in regulating abortion. In several states defending this right, such as Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, the right to abortion is not conditional on gestational age. In California or in the State of New York, it is only prohibited from the “viability” of the fetus, between 24 and 26 weeks of pregnancy.
Americans Divided
“It would align US law with that of most European countries which literally ban abortion following 12 or 15 weeks,” he added. In France, the legal deadline for performing an abortion was extended in 2022, from 12 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The deadline is also 14 weeks in Spain, 12 in Germany, Belgium or Denmark. However, some countries, including Sweden and the Netherlands, allow abortion up to 18 and 24 weeks of pregnancy.
“A decisive majority of Americans would support legislation banning abortion following unborn children are able to feel pain beginning at 15 weeks,” he said. However, according to a survey YouGov pour CBS News published last week, 63% of Americans say they are once morest a ban on abortion at the national level, and 55% want a national law to, on the contrary, protect the right to abortion.
Unlike his opponents in the Republican primary, Mike Pence, who defines himself as a “pro-life”, has therefore made very clear statements regarding his ambitions in terms of abortion rights. The subject is rather sensitive on the side of the Grand Old Party, the presidential candidates fearing at the same time not to be tough enough for their Catholic electorate, and conversely too conservative for the more moderate Republicans or the right wing of the Democrats they would like to convince.
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