Wed Feb 15, 2023 – 3:48 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that she will run for president, making her the first major contender for the GOP nomination against former President Donald Trump.
The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley has thus far stressed typical conservative talking points, including “fiscal responsibility” and illegal immigration, and has touted her pro-economy, pro-life record as former governor of South Carolina. During her term as governor, she signed the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which outlawed most abortions after 20 weeks. Haley’s appointment as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. was a “mixed blessing” for pro-lifers, Austin Ruse of the Center for Family and Human Rights wrote in 2018.
“Like any U.S. Ambassador, her attention was focused elsewhere, in her case, Korea, Iran, Israel. Her pro-life bona fides were solid, so she did not need to spend a lot of time on these issues,” he explained. “And she allowed those hostile to these issues to negotiate on behalf of the U.S.”
In January, Haley told Sean Hannity on Fox News, “It is time that
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