Mike Pence Has Led The Fight Against Reproductive Rights For Half A Decade

Huffington Post (July 14, 2016): Mike Pence Has Led The Fight Against Reproductive Rights For Half A Decade, by Laura Bassett:

Sources say that Trump is likely to pick Mike Pence as his running mate for the 2016 election - news that is particularly bad for reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is quoted in the article, reflecting on how 'obsessed' Pence was with destroying Planned Parenthood over the course of his career; indeed, he wrote the first bill that aimed to swipe all federal funding for the reproductive rights organization. More recently, in March, Pence signed into law a bill that, among other abortion restrictions, requires doctors to offer the "remains" of abortions to their patients. 

While anti-choice activists are bolstered by the rumors of the pick, pro-choice organizations know Pence's history, and what is at stake: 

 “Pence has a rich history of marginalizing women as a politician, the same way Donald Trump has     throughout his career and this campaign,” said Marcy Stech, a spokesperson for the pro-choice PAC     EMILY’s List. “Together, they are a perfect storm of classic, out of touch, GOP extremism. For the very     few women still not convinced that Trump isn’t a threat to women, Gov. Pence should do it—these     men are not to be trusted.”