Mike Pence calls for abortion decision to be overturned by Supreme Court

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks about abortion at the National Press Club in Washington (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Former US vice president Mike Pence has called on the Supreme Court to “make history” by overturning the historic decision that legalised abortion nationally.

The Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation, a potentially precedent-upending case that directly challenges a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion before a foetus can survive outside the womb.