Vance’s Incoherence On Abortion, by Phil Lawler 

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Oct 02, 2024

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. …

If J.D. Vance is the future of American conservatism— as some enthusiasts are saying, in the wake of his effective debate performance— then I’m afraid American conservatism has become incoherent on the abortion issue.

Last night Vance, who is a convert to Catholicism, and in the past has strongly endorsed a ban on abortion, offered no resistance to the liberal claim that women have a “right” to abort their babies. He clung adamantly to the line taken by Donald Trump, saying that the issue must be left to the states, signaling that he was willing to accept state laws that allowed for abortion in virtually all circumstances.

So when Vance finally did take a stand, and protest that the Minnesota law signed by Tim Walz is too extreme, his point was absolutely solid, but the logic that brought him to that point was suspect. ….

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