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January 30, 2017

Vice President Pence Delivers Keynote Address at Anti-Abortion March
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In Washington, D.C., thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered on
the National Mall Friday for the annual "March for Life" rally, held
each year near the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court
decision legalizing abortion. Among those addressing the crowd was Vice
President Mike Pence, who became the highest-ranking official ever to
attend the gathering. Pence predicted Donald Trump's next Supreme Court
appointee would roll back abortion protections.

Vice President Mike Pence: "And that's why next week President Donald
Trump will announce his Supreme Court nominee, who will uphold the
God-given liberties enshrined in our Constitution in the tradition of
the late and great Justice Antonin Scalia. You know, life is winning in
America."

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order reinstating a
"global gag rule," which bans U.S. funding for any international
healthcare organization that performs abortions or even mentions
abortion, even if those activities are funded by non-U.S. money.


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