was urging conservatives to reconsider the wisdom of legal reforms that made it easier to dissolve a marriage.

The implication that ending no-fault divorce might be good for women and for familiesiscontroversial, however.

J.D.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. The conservative Christian group is hosting a series of congressional members and political candidates to speak on the upcoming 2024 elections. Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address later this weekend.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Hawleys Senate office and campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Louisiana Republicans considereda similar proposallast year.

The Nebraska GOPholds the positionthat no-fault divorce should only be accessible to couples without children.

In Oklahoma, state Sen.

Dusty Deevers (R)introduced a billthis year that would ban no-fault divorce.

(Hawley has been among the biggestchampionsof Vances political career.)