If these laws are upheld, that would create a precedent that would increase the likelihood that other types of protective pro-life laws would be upheld.

Michael New

When President Reagan was president, and it was time for judicial nominations, President Reagan did not have a strong bench of conservative jurists to draw from, that's changed a lot in the past 30 to 40 years. ... The investments we've made in developing a farm team of conservative judges, I think, has paid off.

He made pledges regarding judges that other Republican presidential nominees didn't make.

This helps counter the narrative that the abortion policy outcome established by the Roe v. Wade decision enjoys substantial public support.