[I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk]
Why should a baby be murdered when it comes to rape or incest? Is TRUMP really pro-life?
And, with modern technology, how many mother’s lives are at risk?
Most Americans believe abortion (not right in principle) is a necessary evil in very rare circumstances.
That said, I do not support support abortion on demand or the notion it ought to be freely available.
Its wrong and if we’re going to have a culture of life in our country, we must make getting an abortion difficult to procure.
The Left argues restrictions on gun ownership are justified to save lives. By the same measure, abortion should not be an absolute right - our unborn children have a fundamental right to live.
Let’s make a culture of life a reality.
Strawman question.
The objective of the pro-life movement is to first, talk about a culture of life and change hearts and minds. That's already happening with young people. Then you get taxpayer money out of abortion. Finally, you continue to fight for restrictions at the state level while working long-term at the federal level for a repeal of Roe v Wade or a constitutional amendment.
I agree with you that rape and incest are less than 1% of the reason for all abortions and it's simply a canard that the pro-abortion butchers use to justify their position. However, getting angry because Trump supports this isn't going to help our cause. I applaud Trump for this (he obviously was pressured by pro-lifers on the March for Life anniversary) and this is a good step in the right direction.
Lot of pro-life people have the same view.
Seriously don’t pretend that they dont.
With Trump you get 60-75% of what you want in a candidate, without him you get 100% of a Demoncrat. Make your choice.
I hate to be the one that breaks it to you but that is the position of the majority of Americans who are pro life. Many Republican candidates hold this position on abortion. You may disagree with that position but just know that you are in the minority.
I do believe he’ll at least make it to where our tax dollars aren’t paying for it.
Planned Parenthood claims they have about 700 planned parenthood facilities in the USA. This means an average of $715,000 going to each facility. Basically, taxpayers are paying to keep them in business.
I don’t believe their claim of over 700 facilities. That would be an average of 14 per state. Should be really be sending $715,000 to each of these facilities?
In Alabama they claim 2 centers. Mississippi 1 center. Georgia 5 centers. Why does Colorado need 21 centers? California 112 centers? NY 59 centers?
Planned Parenthood is run amuck with fraud. We are sending an average of $715,000 per year per facility to keep them open. If Trump does that, it’s a good start.
“[I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk]”
Let me first say that I have always been pro life, and was very active in the pro life movement back in the eighties and nineties. Even to the extent of being invited to testify before congress (Congressman Bob Smith).
However, regarding the exceptions mentioned, I don’t consider them unreasonable with the exception of “incest”, and the fact is that most incest is also rape (father/ daughter).
Regarding the life of the mother, where it’s a very noble thing to give your life for another, it’s not so noble to force someone to do so. We, along with every other animal were endowed (and I would assume by our Creator) with the instinct of self preservation.
Regarding rape... Self defense is not murder, and has always been recognized as a fundamental right. A woman has a right to protect herself if she is being assaulted, even to the extent of deadly force. It’s not unreasonable in a situation where a rape results in a pregnancy to view the pregnancy as a continuation of the rape. Indeed, when he forced himself inside her, he left part of himself behind. Again, it may be a very noble thing to carry the child to term, but not so noble to force her to do so.
If a 14yr old girl is impregnated by her father, or gang raped by a pack of Jihadis, would you use the force of law to compel her to carry that baby to birth?
If it was all up to you?
And would it matter if it was your daughter and she BEGGED you to allow an abortion?
When a mother who has a child who started out life in such a condition is labeled a hero instead of a fool, less women will end the life of their child.
I am EXTREMELY pro life, however I have given this ALOT of soul searching I DO NOT know if I could carry a baby to term if I had been viciously raped by someone!!! The inner STRENGHTH it would take I do not believe I would have that kind of strength!!
‘Why should a baby be murdered when it comes to rape or incest?’
Shouldn’t. It’s a canard. A politically correct position. It enables the rapist and further traumatized the rape victim
Saving the life of the mother. Very rare to begin with. In many cases the infant is viable outside the womb.
In a true case of the mother’s life being at risk if the non viable/ too young fetus will die anyway, I’d like to be presented with such a case.
Why should a woman be forced to give birth to the child of the scumbag who raped her? She didn’t ask to become pregnant.
No. The writer of this editorial is close though.
The first time I heard Trump speak as a pro-life Republican candidate the interviewer asked about his position on abortion,
Paraphrased: "I'm as pro-life as anyone can be. You wouldn't believe how pro-life I am."
The interviewer asked about exceptions.
Again, paraphrased: "Of course I believe in exceptions. Whatever exceptions the Republican Party believes in, I believe in!"
The man is a snake oil salesman and I trust him less than I trust Hillary or Obama. At least they wear their liberalism as a badge of honor!
All the candidates running believe in aborting the child in rape, incest, and “life of the mother”, except Santorum, Huckabee, Cruz and Rubio. “Catholics” Christie and Jeb Bush spit in the face of the Catholic Church (where no abortion for any reason is allowed), when they advocate murdering the child if they don’t like who the father is. Jeb is the most nauseating. He’s forever blabbing how “pro-life” he is when he sees nothing wrong in murdering the child if it was conceived in rape or incest. In other-words kill the child for the sins of the father. Bush also stood by and allowed Teri Schiavo to be murdered when he could have prevented it.
Most conservatives who are prolife adopt the same exceptions.