In a recent interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren expressed her skepticism towards Republican presidential hopeful JD Vance's promise that former President Donald Trump would veto any nationwide abortion ban if elected to a second term. Warren vehemently stated, "American women are not stupid, and we are not going to trust the futures of our daughters and granddaughters to two men who have openly bragged about blocking access to abortion for women all across this country."

Warren further raised concerns about the potential use of the Comstock Act, an anti-obscenity law from the 19th century, to enforce a federal ban on abortion if Trump were to secure the presidency once again, with Vance as his running mate. She emphasized that this could be achieved with the collaboration of individuals in the Department of Justice and extremist judges sympathetic to their cause.

Highlighting the current state of abortion rights, Warren pointed out that due to recent state laws, 30% of women now reside in states where access to abortion is effectively banned. Referring to the possibility of Trump and Vance in the White House, Warren warned, "It won't be 30%. It'll be 100%."

Vance's claims were made during his interview on Meet the Press, where he asserted that Trump would use his veto powers to overrule a congressional federal abortion ban. However, Warren voiced doubts and insisted that Trump's own words were contradictory to his alleged commitment, given his previous support for conservative Supreme Court justices who played a role in dissolving federal abortion rights established by the landmark Roe v Wade decision.

The concerns raised by Warren were further substantiated by the conservative thinktank's Project 2025 plan, which called for the complete revocation of FDA approval for the abortion medication mifepristone and proposed criminal prosecution under the Comstock Act for those involved in mailing abortion pills or tools. Vance had also joined other Republican lawmakers in urging the US justice department to investigate and take action against individuals violating federal mail-order abortion laws.

Warren, known for her advocacy of reproductive rights, co-sponsored a bill in June aimed at repealing the Comstock Act. However, the bill has yet to receive the required 60 votes in the Senate to advance further. Warren emphasized that the only way to safeguard access to abortion in the US is to elect the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, as well as a Congress with a liberal majority that would pass laws enshrining the right to abortion-related care nationwide.

"She will sign it into law," Warren declared, expressing her confidence in Harris's commitment to protecting reproductive rights. "And then we will restore a right to half the population in this country."

Warren's strong response to Vance's promises underscores the intense debate surrounding the future of abortion rights in the United States, making it a pivotal issue in the upcoming presidential election.