VANITY: Can Donald Trump state he is Pro-life and still support Planned Parenthood?

The space between my ears. | February 15,2016 | Idaho Cowboy

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Donald Trump has "flatly stated" (as some have said) that he is Pro Life.

Donald Trump has also come out in support of Planned Parenthood (just not for aborition) stating they do wonderful things.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/14/trump-planned-parenthood-does-do-wonderful-things-but-not-as-it-relates-to-abortion/

I need not remind my fellow Freepers that Planned Parenthood's bread and butter is taking tax-payer money, dismembering babies, and selling those babies as parts.

To be fair to Donald he did go on record as saying Planned Parenthood defunded. This was back when Ted Cruz was fighting in the senate to defund the institution and Mitch, Boehner and company caved in again.

Trump has also released his position on abortion in which he said he was against except in cases of rape, incest, or the mother's life being at stake. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3397429/posts?page=18#18

My question is this: Is His Donaldness strongly Pro-life when he supports Planned Parenthood and abortion in some cases? Is it fair to say he has "flatly stated" he is Pro-Life ?

I know I'm not the only one curious what other FReepers think. Please don't take this as an attack on Trump. The facts are what they are. I'll support Trump in the general election over any Democrat if it comes to it. That said I want to get into and want people to think before they vote for a pig in a poke in the primaries.

[Paisan]

A true liberal can countenance ANY position.

According to the Liberal philosophy, it is a NUANCED position, something a Constitutional Conservative would NEVER be able to understand...

Choose Cruz

[Nextrush]

Trump’s mumbo jumbo with Cruz in the debate where “Planned Parenthood does good things” came out of his mouth was reminiscent of some of the mumbo jumbo I’ve heard from local Republicans over the years.

The ones who called themselves “Pro-Life” and then turned around to say they support “Birth Control”.

What drove them I discovered in the end was the simple fact that local millionaires and billionaires supported PP. Those local rich folk were also major campaign donors and so the GOPe politicians were talking out of both sides of their mouths to win everyone’s support.

Donald is rich and I guess he just fits in with all the other rich folks who obsess on ‘birth control’ and support PP.

[PGR88]

Remember, he’s a guy who said he could kill someone and the media wouldn’t call him on it, so logical consistency is not something he worries about.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Trump can, and did, say we should stop funding abortions at PP, but should continue funding other services provided for now.

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I hate to sound like Joe Biden here, but surely a man as rich as His Donaldness knows that money is fungible. That is to say you can't pay for everything Planned Parenthood does and not end up paying for abortions. If you put a drunk on food stamps it just clears up more of his welfare check to buy booze.

[AIL]

Agree

[lodi90]

Can careerist politicians who self serving state they are Pro-life and who belong to a party that fully funds Planned Parenthood still call themselves Pro-Life? I welcome your thoughts.

[madmominct]

Of course he can. Don’t you know that The Donald is never wrong?

[soycd]

>Just because you have a bunch of baby mamas, doesn’t mean you are pro-life.

I suspect there have been many Dindus bleeding out in pain and agony in the gutter or trunk of a car that wished they had never been born.

[Stepan12]

No he can’t and as a freeper pointed out, Planned Parenthood does no good at all. Hey! Maybe they can get more Lamborghinis for themselves.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Was Pelosi worth as much as Trump when that happened?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Remember, he's a guy who said he could kill someone and the media wouldn't call him on it, so logical consistency is not something he worries about.

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Planned Parenthood kills people all the time and they get plenty of support.

[Drew68]

These are my observations. Not taking a position on this thread, just stating what i've read.

And my observation is that people most concerned where Trump stands on abortion aren't supporting him in the first place.

[WENDLE]

This attack doesn’t work because it is predicated on a knowing lie.

[4rcane]

Trump is not PC. Even people on the Right demand people to speak in political correct ways. You can’t say nice things about someone or something even if you qualify your statement

[scooby321]

George W. Bush unleashes on Ted Cruz

Former Boss opinion.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/jeb-bush-george-bush-donors-ted-cruz-214933

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Of course he can. Don’t you know that The Donald is never wrong?

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He’s just trying to be more like Jesus. /sarc

[zerosix]

Yes!

Fathering babies has absolutely nothing what so ever to do with "supporting abortion!"

There is no bigger supporter of abortion than Ted Turner!

Another parent (a mom herself, who has actually given birth and has grandchildren) plus is a Catholic, is Nancy Pelosi!

So much for sperm donors "supporting abortion."

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Of course he can. Don't you know that The Donald is never wrong?

Kinda like some of his followers on here.

[Hilda]

He's fathered 5 children with 3 women. You think Trump supports abortion?

Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he paid for a few.

[dp0622]

I would agree with that statement.