Vance’s comments calling pregnancies from rape and incest ‘inconvenient’ back in spotlight after VP nod
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy JD Vance’s past comments defending abortion restrictions for pregnancies that result from rape or incest are once again in the spotlight as the Ohio Senator embarks on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In a 2021 interview with SpectrumNews1, Vance suggested he did not believe anti-abortion laws should include exceptions for rape or incest saying, “two wrongs don’t make a right.” “It’s not whether a woman should be forced to bring a child to term,” the then-Ohio Senate candidate said at the time. “It’s whether a child should be allowed to live even though the circumstances of that child’s birth are somehow inconvenient or a problem to society.” open image in gallery JD Vance’s past comments about abortion restrictions in cases of rape or incest have re-circulated after he was named as Donald Trump’s running mate At the time, the Supreme Court had not overturned Roe v. Wade that gave federal abortion protections. open image in gallery Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has softened his stance on abortion recently despite promoting a national minimum standard and rejecting exceptions for rape and incest At the Republican National Convention, Vance claimed Democrats “completely twisted” his words from the 2021 interview.
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