By Editorial
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has challenged his rivals in the Republican presidential field to support a 15-week national abortion ban.
He told a conservative gathering every Republican candidate for president should support 15 weeks “as a minimum nationwide standard” on abortion.
Last year the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
Anti-abortion groups want to make a federal ban a key 2024 election issue.
The Catholic Church condemns abortion and is a sin before God. ENDS