'We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is lashed for pushing anti-abortion stance while discussing Uvalde shooting hours after school massacre 

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments are causing outrage following the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court 
• Video resurfaced online of Sanders stating in her victory speech that she will 'make sure when a kid is in the womb, they are as safe as in the classroom'
• Her comments were made the same day 19 children were killed a Texas school
• The remarks have been described as 'tone-deaf' and 'disgusting' as thousands of people continue to protest across the country for abortion rights

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was condemned for saying 'We will make sure when a kid is in the womb, they are as safe as in the classroom' just hours after the Uvalde massacre. 

The Arkansas gubernatorial candidate made the remarks on May 24 - hours after the shootings in Texas killed 19 children and two teachers - in a nod to her hardline anti-abortion stance.

Sanders, who served as White House Press Secretary under Donald Trump, was fully aware of the unfolding tragedy, and prefaced the pro-life comment with: 'The events that took place in Texas are a stark and humbling reminder of just how precious life is, and what an incredible given that each of us has been given by our creator.' 

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was a victim of the 2018 Parkland shooting, was among those to call Sanders out on Twitter after her remarks re-emerged Sunday in the wake of last week's Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

'My daughter was murdered in her classroom,' he tweeted. 'When @SarahHuckabee says 'We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom' I take notice. Sarah, your bullshit is deadly to kids when they are born.'

Sanders' Democrat opponent, Chris Jones, posted the clip on Twitter on Sunday.  

'These were Sarah Huckabee Sanders's words on the day of the Uvalde massacre. She would be disastrous for Arkansas and the nation.

There is a better way to govern.

My name is Chris Jones and I'm her opponent. Donate today and help us stop this chaos.'

Social media users called Sanders out for her 'hypocrisy' and urged the people of Arkansas to not fall for her rhetoric and remember her comments at election time.

'Over 200 mass shootings in America this year. More than 2 dozen school shootings. 19 dead kids in Uvalde. Guns are the leading cause of death of kids in America,' tweeted political commentator Wajahat Ali.

'Every single life has value and the most vulnerable among us are the ones we should be fighting for and protecting the most,' Sanders said during her speech back in May. 

'I can assure you that in my administration, that's exactly what we will do. We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in the classroom, the workplace, the nursing home, because every stage of life has value.'  

The massacre in Uvalde and a string of recent mass killings in the U.S. have renewed the debate over gun laws, school safety and how to stop the violence. 

As part of her victory speech on May 24, Sanders pledged to fight against abortion rights and compared the safety of children in the womb with the safety of children in schools, despite the recent shootings. 

Last Friday, Sanders praised the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling it 'a day so many of us have prayed for and worked towards' for decades.

'I am thankful for the brave resolve of the six justices who—while receiving death threats and extreme political pressure—did what is right: defending the lives of the most innocent and vulnerable,' Sanders tweeted.  

Friday's ruling overturning Roe v Wade sparked protests across the country throughout the weekend

In Arizona, protesters tried to break into the Senate, and in Iowa, a man drove his truck through a crowd of protesters, as ugly scenes of vandalism also unfolded in Los Angeles.

The protests collided with Pride already planned for Sunday, which was being celebrated with a mix of defiance and trepidation.

In Manhattan, marchers in Washington Square Park ran after hearing what sounded like gunshots. But police confirmed the noise was from fireworks, not gunfire. 

Similarly in San Francisco, Pride partygoers in the Civic Centre dashed away in terror as rumor spread of a mass shooting. That incident also was a false alarm. 

The annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and elsewhere took place just two days after one conservative justice on the Supreme Court signaled, in a ruling on abortion, that the court should reconsider the right to same-sex marriage recognized in 2015.

More than a dozen states have recently enacted laws that go against the interests of LGBTQ communities, including a law barring any mention of sexual orientation in school curricula in Florida and threats of prosecution for parents who allow their children to get gender-affirming care in Texas.

Several states have put laws in place prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in team sports that coincide with the gender in which they identify.