Trump toughens anti-abortion stance
Source: The Hill
Donald Trump has recruited the influential anti-abortion leader Marjorie Dannenfelser to lead his campaigns national Pro-Life Coalition. Not only that, but Trump has made a new policy promise that strengthens his anti-abortion position.
In a letter to anti-abortion leaders inviting them to join his coalition, Trump commits to a new policy: Making the Hyde Amendment permanent law to protect taxpayers from having to pay for abortions.
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Trumps commitment to making Hyde permanent law is new, though his running mate Mike Pence brought up the policy at an evangelical conference over the weekend.
In the letter, released by Dannenfelser's Susan B. Anthony List, Trump also endorses the anti-abortion movements two biggest legislative priorities: defunding Planned Parenthood and passing a national ban on abortions after 20 weeks.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296254-trump-strengthens-anti-abortion-stance
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)lark
(23,105 posts)while he rapes us in favor of Russia and China and North Korea. Goddess, what has this country done to deserve this jerk? We are better than that and he will destroy it all on purpose. We'd be damn lucky not to have the world destroyed by him using nukes on some country that hurt his "poor widdle feelings".
bulloney
(4,113 posts)A Republican can be the cause of 99% of the things that these people bitch about, but if that Republican candidate says he or she is "pro life" then that's all it takes to win their votes. And by pro-life, these people pigeonhole the whole "life" issue on abortion.
The term "pro life" is a misnomer when it comes to most of these people I refer to. They supported Bush & Cheney and their lie-initiated and mismanaged wars, they support capital punishment, and they oppose any attempts at health care reform if it's initiated by a Democrat.
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)of NYC macho ego bravado at this point. Whatever Democrats support,
he's against it tenfold with anger and bluster and raucous noise. Very
very uncouth. Very uncouth. The most uncouth. Ever.
And Republicans are not very pro-life in their lack of acknowledgement of
mass shootings and illegal use of firearms. They barely tolerate the mention
of it.
dembotoz
(16,808 posts)this just helps seal the deal
the gop around here hates hrc.....that simple
she remains the gop gotv wet dream
and this shores up the cracra pseudo christian zealots....his cup runneth over
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)...the next Congress can always change it.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)NOT
Archae
(46,337 posts)That Trump's mistresses have had abortions.
Trump is just spouting this "pro-life" drivel to pander to the religious reich.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Somehow. So classy.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)I realize that they are heirs to a huge fortune, and that they don't need our pity, but I feel bad for both of them (although maybe they are actually lucky because of this) as their father barely spends any time with them. His few interactions with Barron at the RNC were so incredibly awkward -- when Trump would try to hug him (only when cameras were around) Barron always looked uncomfortable at best -- mostly he looked terrified when Trump would grab him.
Trump abandoned Tiffany for years, and only "permitted" Tiffany to appear with the anointed one, Ivanka, during this election cycle since reporters were asking questions about her. It was painful watching her trying to come up with reasons why Trump was such a great father at the convention.
madokie
(51,076 posts)needs to be rode out of town on a rail. get him the fuck out of here and for good. Sorry bastard that he is
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)Honestly the damage Trump could do to the Supreme Court could affect the country for many decades. I have worried about the millennials who are less "enthusiastic" about Clinton as I don think they have any idea how serious the Supreme Court issue is -- Trump could appoint justices that would tilt the court far right, and abortion could be made illegal among many other changes.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How many abortions do you think he has been responsible for?
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Hard to get more permanent than that.