It was a speech framed in absolutes, drawing a bright line between life and death, dignity and disposability. Vance praised the work the Trump administration has done in support of anti-abortion policies for unborn lives. He presented the “pro-life” cause not simply as a policy position, but as a test of national character. In recent press conferences, Vance has repeatedly defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it currently operates, even as the administration has advanced arguments for expansive authority and broad immunity for immigration enforcement officers. A pro-life ethic that demands moral absolutes in one arena while tolerating death in another seems to narrow the very vision it claims to uphold.