Nikki Haley Calls for ‘National Consensus’ on Abortion

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is on a mission to bring people together and find a national consensus on the divisive issue of abortion. And she’s not just talking the talk, she’s walking the walk.

During a speech hosted by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List in Arlington, Virginia, Haley pledged to do everything in her power to save as many lives and help as many moms as possible. But she knows that to achieve this goal at the federal level, the next president must find national consensus.

As a Republican presidential nominee, Haley is unapologetically pro-life, not because her party tells her to be, but for very personal reasons. Her husband is reason number one that she stands for life. Every day spent with the love of her life reminds her that she is blessed that someone saved his life.

Her husband was born into an impoverished and broken home, where his birth father was “in and out of prison” and his birth mother had suffered a traumatic brain injury. When he was very young, Haley’s husband and his siblings were removed from their biological parents’ home and placed into foster care. Thankfully, when he was four years old, a loving family adopted Michael and his younger sister. Adoption literally saved them.

The other reason Haley cited for her pro-life stance was the fact that she had personally struggled to conceive children, only succeeding after countless fertility treatments. She believes every life is a blessing from God and her heart hurts when someone decides not to go through with a pregnancy.

Finding Consensus

Citing her pro-life record as a South Carolina state legislator, governor, and U.N. ambassador, Haley aims to bridge the deep political divide on abortion and start a constructive conversation to find a national consensus.

“Abortion is a deeply personal topic for both women and men,” she noted. “I understand why. Someone’s body and someone else’s life are not things to be taken lightly, and they should not be politicized. The issue should be addressed with sensitivity and respect, not judgment and hate.”

Since the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that abortion is not a constitutional right, the matter has continued to spark national debate, protests, and in some cases, violence, and criminal activity.

For example, last month, a New York pregnancy center that was severely damaged in an arson attack last June was vandalized again with pro-abortion graffiti.

Haley believes that pro-life politicians need to be more vocal in their condemnation of such attacks, as should President Joe Biden.

“President Biden has done nothing to discourage it,” she asserted. “In fact, he promotes it. That’s not leadership. It’s more partisanship of the worst kind.”

And the media, she noted, is no better.

“Let’s be honest: Most in the media prioritize demonization,” she said. “They stoke division, pitting Americans against each other. No one talks about finding consensus. Everyone goes to the barricades and attacks the other side. They’ve turned a sensitive issue that has long divided people into a kind of ‘gotcha’ bidding war.”

Haley believes that the Supreme Court was right in its decision to return the decision-making on abortion back to the states. She emphasized that the nation needs to come together and find a way to respect each other’s opinions and beliefs on this sensitive issue.