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"I consider Ted to be very kind. He is a very, very gentle-hearted person."
(Best friend and ex roommate David Panton)
Posted on 02/15/2016 2:30:31 PM PST by Morgana
Put Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in the category of those pro-life advocates who question the sincerity of Donald Trump’s pro-life conversion on abortion. During a campaign stop in South Carolina, Cruz questioned Trump’s pro-life bonafides, saying he has a hard time believing that someone who called himself pro-abortion for almost all his life could suddenly have a change of heart and become pro-life.
“If a candidate has spent 60 years of his life describing himself as very, very pro-choice. If a candidate has defended partial birth abortion for most of his adult life, we should not be surprised if, as president, he will not defend the right to life,†Cruz said, according to a Politico report
Some pro-life voters have questioned if Trump is truly pro-life, despite proclamations from Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin that his pro-life conversion is authentic.
Trump ultimately changed his mind on abortion years ago, announcing his pro-life position in 2011, and on partial-birth abortion in the late 1990s after learning more about what the partial-birth abortion procedure actually entails.
“I support a woman’s right to choose, but I am uncomfortable with the procedures. When Tim Russert asked me on Meet the Press if I would ban partial-birth abortion, my pro-choice instincts led me to say no. After the show, I consulted two doctors I respect and, upon learning more about this procedure, I have concluded that I would support a ban,†he said in 2000.
Since his conversion, Trump doesn’t appear to have promoted abortion and continues to say he is pro-life and opposed to funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business. But, in early February, when asked on the campaign trail to provide more specifics about the kind of abortion policies he would implement as president, he declined to give any specifics.
Instead, he repeated what he has say countless times before that he is pro-life on abortion but without providing any further details about what he would do on a myriad of pro-life issues he will face as president — most notably naming judges to the Supreme Court who will determine the abortion policy for the nation for decades to come.
The lack of specifics has already caused a group of leading pro-life women to encourage pro-life voters not to vote for Trump.
In a letter provided to LifeNews, the group of pro-life women leaders claim Trump is not trustworthy on the abortion issue because offhanded comments he’s made make it appear he supports pro-abortion judges on the Supreme Court or a pro-abortion vice-presidential running mate. The group includes heavy hitters like Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List and Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America and black pro-life activist Star Parker.
The letter comes after an op-ed Trump wrote over the weekend outlining his pro-life views on abortion.
Trump opens the column explaining that he is pro-life with exceptions only for the very rarest abortions.
“Let me be clear — I am pro-life. I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk,†he said. “I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me.â€
Trump said America has gone astray because it has moved away from the founding principles the nation’s founders put in most — most notably the right to life.
Yeah but Trump has ugly hair.
Never trust a guy who’s hair looks like a a small dog is sitting on his head.
There...fixed it for you. I recommend you read his books.
He was sitting on his daddy’s knee who was a Castro supporter.
I was wondering when that photo that was very similar to one Of Obama’s was going to surface.
Sweet, ain’t it?
It’s not froth....
It's so funny---Cruzers simply don't want to know, hide their head in the sand rather than look into Ted's and Heidi's past. Before making a mistake, wouldn't someone want to know all about a man before supporting him for president? Instead, Cruzers wish to know NOTHING. The KNOW-NOTHINGS, that's what they are LOL.
That could be worse considering who he hired for ads. LOL
Mercy.
Looks like the Great Communicator should of been called the Great Evolver too. Maybe the “purist” conservatives amongst us should keep in mind that one of conservatism’s great icons was at one time a New Deal liberal Democrat.
Oh so Trump is 69 right now, and Cruz is saying Trump has been for abortion for 60 years? Wait a minute....Trump was “9” years old at that time? OH ANOTHER LIE BY CRUZ!!!
How many more is he going to tell????
I guarantee that FR Cruzers could not name ONE Cruz donor.
I guarantee that FR Cruzers could not provide Cruz's work resume/experience, nor that of Heidi's.
How dare you question Saint Cruz? You know he walks on water among his followers.
It’s starting to add up with him meeting with gay donors and all.
Exactly.
No, but I’m not so naive as to trust someone who recently claims to have changed but so far has only shown talk and not much fruit.
Trump’s donations to Republicans only exceed donations to Democrats since 2012 — when he seems to have started laying the groundwork for his 2016 presidential campaign. If that is enough for you, you are far more trusting than I. I hope you are right and I am wrong.
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