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January 27, 2017

Mike Pence to Speak at Anti-Abortion Rally in First for Sitting Vice President
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Vice President Mike Pence is slated to speak today at an anti-abortion
rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., called the March for
Life. His speech will mark the first time in the march's 44-year history
that a sitting vice president will address the crowd, which had gathered
each year since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Pence
is well known for his anti-abortion views. His speech comes only days
after Trump's administration reinstated the global gag order, which bans
U.S. funding for any international healthcare organizations that perform
abortions, advocate for the legalization of abortion or even mention the
word "abortion."


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