As Trump rewrites public health rules, Pence sees conservative agenda born again

As a member of Congress and governor of Indiana, Mike Pence pushed to reshape public health, building his policies from his Christian religious views. Now as vice president, Pence has a broader platform to push changes domestically and abroad.

In a sweeping social policy shift, the Trump administration is seeking to remake health rules at home and abroad for women, gay and transgender people, restricting access to abortion, curtailing support for contraception and narrowing the scope of civil rights in healthcare.

The turnaround has its foundations in the quiet, behind-the-scenes...