Did you read the article? Bray was quite clear that Trump’s statement that if abortion were illegal, a mother who has an abortion should face some legal consequence of breaking the law was a correct opinion. Almost all “pro-life groups” (read that as lobbyists) also claim to be supporters of the rule of law as well as opponents of abortion. Their position that women should escape punishment if they have abortions in opposition to laws (which currently do not exist) is a political position, not a moral position. I have made a similar but lengthier argument on another thread and will not duplicate it here. I will only assert that you can’t take the position that the mother in an illegal abortion should have no legal consequences and still claim to be a strong rule of law advocate.
>> Bray was quite clear that Trump’s statement that if abortion were illegal, a mother who has an abortion should face some legal consequence of breaking the law was a correct opinion <<
Uh, that was Mr. Trump’s position for only a few hours. Now he says the woman should not be punished.
But of course, there’s no contradiction, because Mr. Trump can do no wrong.
That was one position. Originally, he was for abortion, including partial-birth abortion. The other day, he said the women should be punished. Then he said no, but the doctor should be punished. Then he said the law was set and couldn’t be changed. So, what does he really believe?
It depends on what law is written, and who is the object of a penalty. Would have been nice to have been heard 'the current system of killing a child for, well, whatever reason, is a very terrible system of justice.'