Pence was one of 121 Republicans who co-sponsored a September 2004 House resolution that “marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.” Mike Pence supported a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality: True. Resources should be directed toward those institutions which provide assistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior. Mike Pence tried to divert funding from HIV prevention to conversion therapy: True.Īs BuzzFeed News reported in 2016, this stance was listed on Pence’s website promoting his successful congressional campaign in 2000:Ĭongress should support the reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act only after completion of an audit to ensure that federal dollars were no longer being given to organizations that celebrate and encourage the types of behaviors that facilitate the spreading of the HIV virus. Pence was also reportedly concerned that the law - named after two victims of fatal hate-related attacks - could be used to infringe on the “free speech” of religions that considered homosexuality a sin. “The president has used his position as commander in chief to advance a radical social agenda, when he should have used it to advance legislation that would unequivocally support our troops,” said Pence, who was at that point chairman of the House Republican Conference. Then-President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on October 28, 2009. Hate Crimes Prevention Act because it was included as part of a defense funding bill. Mike Pence insisted that the Matthew Shepard hate crime bill was the product of a radical social agenda: True.Īs USA Today reported at the time, Pence and other Republican lawmakers objected to the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
However, as governor Pence did support a 2013 update to the latter law, adding additional penalties for same-sex couples to fill out a state marriage license by treating it as an attempted “falsification.” Pence had not yet been elected governor of Indiana when state lawmakers passed a bill in 1986 limiting the legal definition of marriage under state law to male/female couples, or eleven years later, when a separate bill passed banning the recognition of same-sex marriages granted in other states. This claim had previously been debunked by the fact-checking site Lead Stories, leading to a notice being placed on Gibson’s post. Mike Pence signed a bill to jail same-sex couples for applying for a marriage license: False. President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender Americans from serving in the military, for example - we found mixed results, all told, for the claims made in the meme. Mike Pence served, enthusiastically, on the board of an antigay group.īut while Pence does have a track record of opposing civil rights advances for non-cishet communities - he was reportedly a key figure behind U.S. Mike Pence supported a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality. Mike Pence tried to divert funding from HIV prevention to conversion therapy. Mike Pence insisted that the Matthew Shepard hate crime bill was the product of a radical social agenda. Mike Pence signed a bill to jail same-sex couples for applying for a marriage license. The graphic, which was originally posted by poet Andrea Gibson on Instagram, reads: based on the most up to date research I had looked at.Advertisements Vice President Mike Pence’s political history drew renewed attention online in October 2020 as a meme criticizing him spread online in October 2020. Or if there are developmental/cognitive impairment that is obvious. Last time I really looked into the issue (in nursing school almost 10 years ago), I felt around 20 weeks was a good cut off.
There is a lot of people in the middle who don't care about the religious aspect, but still think there is some viable issue there. Or some truth about fetal development (mainly the central and peripheral nervous system) and how it relates to what a fetus might start to feel "feel", as well as some unknowns with the whole process. I just wish we spent less money on military, and more on healthcare research. In this case, I disagree with that stance, as I could listed dozens upon dozens of personal life style choices have comparable health risks. Outside of the religious element, there is SOME truth and logic to his train of thought when he says something like I don't support the gay life style, because it spreads HIV, which costs money, etc.
I don't think he is evil tho, and demonizing someone like him is just going to further separate people, as Inga mentioned I personally don't agree with his politics, as I am for abortions and equal rights for LGBT people.