Donald Trump: Roe v. Wade Was “Wrongly Decided,” I Will Appoint Judges to Change It

Life News ^ | FEB 18, 2016 | STEVEN ERTELT

[Kazan]

In the second part of an interview with David Brody of CBN, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he thinks the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that ushered in an era of 48 million abortions was “wrongly decided.” Trump said he would appoint “very good judges” who would ultimately “change it” but he opposed roe without specifically saying it should be overturned.

“It’s been very strongly decided but it can be changed,” Trump told Brody. “Things are put there and they’re passed but they can be unpassed with time but it’s going to take time because you have a lot of judges to go.”

This part of the interview with CBN follows a portion that saw Trump commit for the first time to signing a bill to defend the Planned Parenthood abortion business — though the candidate said he still thinks Planned Parenthood does some good things.

Here’s the partial transcript and video of the interview:

David Brody: “Roe V. Wade: do you think it should be overturned and would you put Supreme Court Justices or would you look at Supreme Court Justices that felt that way.”

Donald Trump: “I will put people on that are going to be very very good and constitutionalists and they’re going to do a good job but it’s going to take a long time.” (Partial Transcription)

David Brody: “But beyond judges, do you believe Roe V. Wade was wrongly decided back in the day, back in 1973?”

Donald Trump: ‘Well I do. It’s been very strongly decided but it can be changed. Things are put there and they’re passed but they can be unpassed with time but it’s going to take time because you have a lot of judges to go.”

Previously, Trump issued an op-ed condemning Roe v. Wade but stopped short of saying it should be reversed.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well he just threw out the biggest bone we’ve EVER seen a presidential hopeful throw out.

He really is trying to top Cruz with his “100% pro-life” profession.

We could use more of this kind of competition between the two.

[Repeal The 17th]

%	reason given for having abortion
21	can't afford baby now
21	unready for responsibility
16	concerned about how having baby would change her life
12	has problems with relationship or wants to avoid single parenthood
11	is too immature or young to have child
8	has all the children she wanted or all children are grown
3	mother has health problems
3	other
3	possible fetal health problems
1	doesn't want others to know she had relations or is pregnant
1	husband or partner wants her to have abortion
1	rape or incest
0.5	woman's parents want her to have abortion

[Sacajaweau]

Illogical....Hillary says the opposite to get votes and it works for her. Why wouldn't it work for him.

Trump has taken the position of being pro-life. Period!

The truth of the matter is...Roe vs Wade should never have happened. Murder is murder.

[NorthMountain]

And I could care less about the Supreme Court

I agree. I could care a LOT less about the Supreme Court. SC nominations matter a great deal to me.

Cruz really is a talker and not a doer.

Thank you for expressing your opinion. I don't agree with it.

Trump is a wheeler-dealer, not a leader. That, he has in common with Mitch McConnell.

[napscoordinator]

Oh you are Cruz. How funny. You know you took my sentence and made it as bad as you can. You know I was talking about Cruz’s work on the Supreme Court. But if you must be Cruz then there you go. No surprise.

[Amendment10]

Thank you for referencing that article Kazan. Please bear in mind that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.

While I admire Trumps good conservative intentions with respect to overturning the Supreme Courts state sovereignty-ignoring ruling concerning abortion, patriots need to keep in mind the following.

Patriots need to support the next conservative president by also electing a new, state sovereignty-respecting Congress that will be willing to impeach and remove state sovereignty-ignoring, pro-abortion activist justices from the bench.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If he wheels the right deals, then he’s great. A lot of this is going to depend on who else steps up to this plate. This didn’t happen in a vacuum, I bet. Someone discussed it with Donald. Someone who might stand to be nominated for sainthood, proverbially speaking.

[Lady Heron]

Great but he thinks his hugely pro-abort sister belongs on the Supreme Court. The back and forth with this guy is giving me whiplash.

Stick your finger in the air today and this is what you get. The real question is who will be in the White House.....and that is the problem. He is all over the place with what he supposedly stands for today compared to yesterday. Does this guy have any real stances? What is truth with this guy?

[momincombatboots]

Lol two Corinthians ping.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

I have a bridge to sell to anyone who believes this.

[ConservativeTeen]

One of the judges (Diane Sykes) Trump mentioned as a possible SCOTUS appointee has a questionable history with life:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/10/23/appeals-court-blocks-indiana-law-to-defund-abortion-providers/

[mlizzy]

Donald Trump goes from THIS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsOlXidHXRE

to ... Roe v. Wade was "wrongly decided," however he still says this:

"I am not sure I have," Trump said when asked if he'd ever asked God for forgiveness. "I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don't think so," he said. "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."

It is impossible to believe in partial-birth-abortion one day and then years down the road say you will "change it" without asking forgiveness [for all the BLOOD on your hands!], not to mention he recently said this:

"I absolutely am for the exceptions... There's nothing wrong with that. You have to do it, in my opinion."

Your "opinion" means nothing to me, Mr. Trump! Rape/incest babies still have hearts; they are human too!

And yet, we DO have a "True" CONSERVATIVE running who believes in pro-life 100% ~ Ted Cruz!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlmvEQFgV4

[CrosscutSaw]

I wouldn’t trust Trump on anything he says about anything.

[pollywog]

I'm sure you actually believe all that.

I do not.

I don't either!

[enduserindy]

I am convinced the only way we end abortion is to make a world where no one wants one. The first step is a thriving economy. I don’t think Trump will abandon us but more importantly I think legislators won’t act as needed to get anything to trump.

[Theophilus]

Can you imagine Limbaugh running for President as a Democrat and saying he suddenly realized that Roe V Wade was correctly decided after all?

Yeah that's the ticket!

[HiTech RedNeck]

No, Cruz has forgotten that pro-life has to be holistic.

You can’t make that go away by filthing Donald Trump.

We should have no room for idols around here.

[HiTech RedNeck]

A holistic pro-life view would address the issues which aren’t even economic but spiritual.

[stboz]

Trump will promise anything to anybody.

Don't expect it to rain sodie water on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

[Theophilus]

And they aren't worth spit. 

They are spit and the people he respects least are the target. It's tragic.