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Donald Trump Explains Conversion to Pro-Life Side on Abortion
DATE: April 8, 2011
AUTHOR: Steven Ertelt
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As the founder and Editor of LifeNews.com, Steven Ertelt has provided the
pro-life community with news via the Internet since 1993. He also serves as the
President of Colorado Citizens for
Life, a statewide pro-life group, and a member of the board of directors of
the National Right to Life Committee. He is
the past president of Right to Life of Wyoming and previously served as the
executive director of Montana Right to Life
and the public affairs director for Indiana Right
to Life. Mr. Ertelt is also a former president of Students for Life of America. A
former radio announcer who has been interviewed on dozens of radio and
television programs, Mr. Ertelt holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics from Hendrix College. Follow him on Twitter @StevenErtelt.
URL: http://www.lifenews.com/2011/04/08/donald-trump-explains-conversion-to-pro-life-side-on-abortion/
Business
mogul Donald Trump shocked attendees at the conservative CPAC conference in
February when he declared himself pro-life after years of supporting the
pro-abortion position.
Several
months ago, when questioned about his position, Trump
responded by saying the public “would be surprised” by his stance and, in
an interview with Laura Ingraham from Fox News leading up to the conference,
Trump characterized himself as “pro-life” and he repeated that apparent
reversal when he told the audience at CPAC, “I am pro-life” and pledged to
fight for the reversal of Obamacare, which contains abortion funding loopholes.
That
was a marked change from how Trump described himself in his 2000 book The
America We Deserve, where he wrote, “I support a woman’s right to choose but I
am uncomfortable with the procedures.”
Today,
in a
new interview with CBN News’ David Brody, Trump explains the evolution of
his thinking and how stories of pregnancies — including one in particular —
helped change his mind on abortion.
“Evangelicals
do want to feel secure that they’re going to have a nominee that’s going to at
least be solid on those issues, those social issues. Someone that’s not just going
to cut and move on,” Brody said to Trump.
The
billionaire responded, “One thing about me, I’m a very honorable guy. I’m
pro-life, but I changed my view a number of years ago.”
“One
of the reasons I changed — one of the primary reasons — a friend of mine’s wife
was pregnant, in this case married. She was pregnant and he didn’t really want
the baby. And he was telling me the story,” Trump told Brody. “He was crying as
he was telling me the story. He ends up having the baby and the baby is the
apple of his eye. It’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to him. And you
know here’s a baby that wasn’t going to be let into life. And I heard this, and
some other stories, and I am pro-life.”
“So
those stories did change you, they came around and changed you?” Brody asked.
“They
changed me. Yeah, they changed my view as to that, absolutely,” Trump
responded.
As
the 2012 race intensifies, pro-life advocates must call upon Donald Trump to
further explain his stand on important pro-life issues like Supreme Court nominations
and repeal of the pro-abortion Obama healthcare law. A year away from the first
primary contests, some Republicans are dissatisfied with the current list of
potential presidential candidates. With no clear front-runner at this point, a
candidacy by Donald Trump could be appealing for some.
Yet,
some pro-life advocates are strongly supportive of some of the truly pro-life
potential Republican presidential hopefuls. Stalwarts like Sarah Palin and Mike
Huckabee have significant support among GOP and independent voters.
Lesser-known, but equally pro-life, likely candidates like Governor Tim
Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, and Herman Cain are also strongly pro-life. Others,
like Haley Barbor of Mississippi, Jon Huntsman of Utah, and Mitt Romney of
Massachusetts, would run as pro-life candidates as well.
The
eventual nominee will face pro-abortion President Barack Obama, who has an extensive
pro-abortion record.
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