I’m almost the same age as Trump. In my youth, I was pro-choice because I never really thought about it extensively. I would have never considered an abortion and didn’t know anyone who would have. That was back when Reagan was my governor and signed an abortion law.
That was of course many years ago and not a lot of people got abortions, at least not in my circles. Most of us had morals and a Christian upbringing.
I am now very pro-life. Abortions now are just a form of birth control and many see no wrong there. That is horrendous.
I believe Trump originally thought the same as I. It was rare and not in his circle. Several years ago when he gave it consideration, he came to the same pro-life decision I did. Abortion is wrong, period.
We evolve over time, with knowledge and life experiences. Perhaps you do not but the majority of people do.
Thank you for your well thought out, rational post. I also very much applaud you for conversion to this position.
I do not doubt there are many others like you, even some politicians. Obviously, Reagan himself made a similar change.
However, when it comes to national politics, there are a lot of politicians who will say they are pro life for political expediency. There are several that have said one thing, and then they slide back.
Back in 1999, Trump was famously interviewed and stated publicly he was pro-choice to the point that he even supported partial birth abortions. Now, he says he’s changed completely the other way, but he doesn’t talk about it much, and he has no official position on his website.
My point is that I really, truly hope he has completely changed over, but I don’t fully trust him. I have no doubt on Cruz’s position this, as well as many other Conservative positions.
But if Trump becomes President, I hope he really follows through when it comes to pro-life judges, because I believe that they are the most often are likely to become strict constructionists of the Constitution.
It is crucial that we get these kind of judges on the Supreme Court, because if we continue to slide into the liberal, activist, anti-constitutional, godless direction we are going, I fear that what we stand for as a country and our most cherished rights will be eroded and taken away. And three new bad judges could just about destroy us completely.
Our government is getting more secularized every day, and our judiciary nationwide has decided to take things in a direction that we never could have dreamed of 10, 15, 20 years ago.
Since the next President may get the choice of three or four replacements for SCOTUS, we must elect a President who will recognize this as an important issue and make the appointments intelligently and seriously.
Believe me, I pray that God gives us wisdom to elect the right President based upon this issue and many other important issues, so that our country can be reformed and restored to true greatness.