--- title: March for Life: Pence Promises Anti-Abortion SCOTUS Pick description: Vice President Mike Pence touted President Donald Trump's anti-abortion record at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. canonical: https://time.com/4651958/mike-pence-anti-abortion-supreme-court-justice-march-for-life/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-27T18:09:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:08.563Z article:section: Politics og:title: Vice President Pence Promises an Anti-Abortion SCOTUS Pick og:description: At the annual March for Life og:url: https://time.com/4651958/mike-pence-anti-abortion-supreme-court-justice-march-for-life/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt335eb542cfb457f9/6988b7aae20a87389ea93eb7/mike-pence-prolife.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Mike Pence og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Vice President Pence Promises an Anti-Abortion SCOTUS Pick twitter:description: At the annual March for Life twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt335eb542cfb457f9/6988b7aae20a87389ea93eb7/mike-pence-prolife.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mike Pence Promises Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Justice Pick at March for Life > Sponsored content. 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President Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated to the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch, a federal judge in Colorado with a similar writing style and outlook on the Constitution as the late Justice Antonin Scalia._  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Jan 27, 2017 6:09 PM UTC  Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the March for Life on the National Mall in Washington on Jan. 27, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the March for Life on the National Mall in Washington on Jan. 27, 2017. Manuel Balce Ceneta—AP  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Jan 27, 2017 6:09 PM UTC Vice President [Mike Pence](http://time.com/4651781/mike-pence-march-life-meeting-abortion/) renewed the Trump administration’s commitment to [anti-abortion policies Friday](http://time.com/4644042/mexico-city-policy-abortion-womens-health/), when he told the annual [March for Life](http://time.com/4651921/march-for-life-live-stream/) that President Donald Trump would appoint an anti-abortion [Supreme Court Justice](http://time.com/4650544/supreme-court-nominees-donald-trump/) to replace the late Antonin Scalia next week. “Next week, President Donald Trump will announce a Supreme Court nominee who will uphold the god-given liberties enshrined in our constitution in the tradition of the late, great justice Antonin Scalia,” Vice President Pence told the crowd. “Life is winning in America.” Pence touted recent anti-abortion measures as evidence of President Trump’s commitment to the issue. In the last week, Trump signed an executive order reinstating the [Mexico City Policy ](http://time.com/4644042/mexico-city-policy-abortion-womens-health/)(a rule that prevents any foreign non-governmental organization that discusses abortions from receiving U.S. foreign aide, otherwise known as the “global gag rule”) and seems [poised to sign a bill prohibiting taxpayer-funded abortions ](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/315944-house-votes-to-permanently-ban-taxpayer-funds-for-abortion)(which are already prohibited by the Hyde amendment, an annual budget rider that prevents Medicaid funds from going to abortion procedures.) “From his first day in office he’s been keeping his promises to the American people,” Pence said. “We’re in the promise-keeping business.” No sitting President or Vice President has ever addressed the annual March for Life, which has convened in Washington D.C. every year in the 44 years since Roe v. Wade was passed. “President Trump actually asked me to be here with you today,” Vice President Pence said to the crowd, which erupted into a cheer. “He asked me to thank you for your support and for your stand for life and for the compassion for the women and children of America.” ## Transcript When Justice Kalia passed away suddenly last February, I made a promise to the American people. If I were elected President, I would find the very best judge in the country for the Supreme Court. I promised to select someone who respects our laws. And is representative of our constitution, and who loves our constitution. And someone who will interpret them as written. Today, I am keeping another promise to the American people by nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch of the United States Supreme Court to be of. The United States Supreme Court. I took the task of this nomination very seriously. I have selected an individual whose qualities define really, and I mean closely define, what we're looking for. Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. Mr. President, thank you very much. Mr. President, Mr. Vice- President, you and your team have shown me great courtesy in this process. And you've entrusted me with a most solemn assignment. Standing here in a house of history, and acutely aware of my own imperfections. I pledge that if I am confirmed, I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. The towering judges that have served in this particular seat of the Supreme Court, including Anton Scalia and Robert Jackson, are much in my mind at this moment. Justice Scalia was a lion of the law. Agree or disagree with him, all of his colleagues in the bench shares his wisdom and his humor, and like them I miss him. I consider the United States Senate the greatest deliberant body in the world and I respect the important role the constitution affords it in the confirmation of our judges. I respect too the fact that in our legal order, it is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is a role of judges to apply not alter the work of the people's representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. [ LAUGH ] Stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. I am so thankful tonight for my family, my friends, and my faith. These are the things that keep me grounded at life's peaks and that sustained me in its valleys. To Louise, my incredible wife and companion Of 20 years. My cherished daughters who are watching on TV. [ LAUGH ] And all my family and friends. I cannot thank you enough for your love and for your prayers, I could not attempt this without you. Mr. President, I am honored and I humbled. 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