On Twitter. Donald J. Trump announced, "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate."
Pence has been married to Karen Pence since 1985. The couple has three children: Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey. He describes himself as an Evangelical Catholic.Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, one of six children of Nancy Jane (born Cawley) and Edward J. Pence, Jr., who were Irish Catholic
“Throughout my public career, I have stood for the sanctity of life.” Governor Pence said in a statement. Pence continued: “I believe that a society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable—the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn.” According to Pence,
“Our tax dollars should not be spent on abortions. I know it. You know it. Let’s make sure every member of Congress knows it,” he concluded.
According to NewsMax:
His legislative moves to strengthen the rights of the unborn began as a congressman on Capitol Hill include:
- -In 2003, he voted in favor of a bill to prohibit partial birth/late term, abortions
- -In 2005, he voted in favor of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
- -In 2006, he voted for the Abortion Pain Bill
- -In 2009, he voted for a bill prohibiting federally funded abortion service
- -In 2011, he voted in favor of a bill to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion
- -In 2011, he voted for a bill to amend the Affordable Care Act to prohibit abortion coverage
- -In 2012, he voted in favor of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act
- -As governor of Indiana, he continued his quest to strengthen pro-life laws and lessen abortion rights.
- -In 2013, he signed an order requiring an ultrasound prior to the prescription of an abortion-inducing drug
- -In 2014, he expanded requirements for abortion providers
- -In 2015, he established new rules for the disposition of aborted fetuses
- -In 2016, he signed a new law amending abortion regulations
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