Pence, Tim Scott tout support for abortion bans as DeSantis spars with activists

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are boasting their support for national abortion bans as fellow GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spars with anti-abortion activists.
45% : In the Dobbs decision, the question of abortion was returned to the states AND the American people," Pence posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
45% : We need a national 15-week limit to stop blue states from pushing abortion on demand," Scott posted on X. "@sbaprolife defends the most fundamental right: life.
37% : Other GOP presidential candidates have been hesitant to commit to a 15-week national ban on abortion if they are elected to the White House.
34% : Pence and Scott, both GOP presidential candidates, took the chance Monday to reaffirm their stances on abortion as DeSantis pushed back with the Susan B. Anthony List.
26% : The Susan B. Anthony List, a conservative anti-abortion organization, took aim at DeSantis Monday for his position on abortion and sidestepping of whether he would support a federal ban on abortion.

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