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Donald Trump noticeably absent from GOP candidates standing for life on anniversary of Roe
Live Action News ^ | Jan. 22, 2016 | Kristi Burton Brown

Posted on 01/24/2016 2:09:17 AM PST by Sun

On the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, many GOP presidential contenders were not silent. While Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton continue to defend the horrors of abortion, Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, and Ben Carson took to social media. Recognizing the tragedy of over 58 million lives lost, these candidates explained why they stand for life.

Donald Trump, however, has been silent on abortion, the March for Life, and Roe v. Wade all day. He is the only GOP front runner to avoid making a statement. Issues concerning Trump’s pro-abortion past continue to rise – including his statement that his sister would be “one of the best” justices for the U.S. Supreme Court, despite her ruling in favor of partial-birth abortion as a circuit judge.

Trump’s lack of a statement on the anniversary of Roe further illustrate the muddle he is in with pro-lifers and conservatives. His statements are viewed by some as very concerning, including his recent observation that “[W]e have to look at the positives, also, for Planned Parenthood.”

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At best, Trump doesn't seem to have the passion for the life issue, and I fear he would not pick true pro-life judges.
1 posted on 01/24/2016 2:09:17 AM PST by Sun
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To: Sun

He was pro-choice until a few months ago, wasn’t he?


2 posted on 01/24/2016 2:11:20 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: Sun

News you may have missed.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387551/posts


3 posted on 01/24/2016 2:12:04 AM PST by Fhios (FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
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To: Sun

Regarding a family he knows he said that if the kid had turned out to a “loser” he probably wouldn’t have changed his mind on being pro-abortion. He said he changed his mind because the kid turned out to be a “superstar”.

Well maybe he knows a more recent family and the kid turned out to be a “loser” so he switched back...

With deep convictions like that who knows...


4 posted on 01/24/2016 2:20:18 AM PST by DB
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More establishment lies.

Donald Trump op-ed: My vision for a Culture of Life

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donald-trump-op-ed-my-vision-for-a-culture-of-life/article/2581271

Trump is the only true conservative in the race.


5 posted on 01/24/2016 2:23:24 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Fhios

News you may have missed.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3386307/posts


6 posted on 01/24/2016 2:23:58 AM PST by DB
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But let me direct you to direct words from Trump himself on the matter.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387551/posts


7 posted on 01/24/2016 2:37:45 AM PST by Fhios (FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
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I’ll tell people what your link is, and submit that anyone who hasn’t done so should read it. Trump gave a passionate support of life and with it a condemnation of our culture of death.


8 posted on 01/24/2016 2:38:11 AM PST by grania
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“He was pro-choice until a few months ago, wasn’t he?”

Trump was a lot of things only months ago, but flipped JUST BEFORE he declared he was running for president.

Can we trust him, or is he just telling us what we want to hear?


9 posted on 01/24/2016 2:44:30 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: DB

Did he really say that?

Yikes, it’s worse than - I - even thought.


10 posted on 01/24/2016 2:46:53 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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11 posted on 01/24/2016 2:48:20 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Fhios

Are you saying those weren’t his words on my link? To my knowledge it hasn’t been debunked.


12 posted on 01/24/2016 2:49:58 AM PST by DB
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To: Helicondelta

Check the source. HARDLY an establishment website.

I heard Donald Trump say on Saturday’s nightly news that his poll numbers would be good even if he killed someone.

Sadly, he’s right. I’m seeing the same kind of admiration for him as I saw for Obama.


13 posted on 01/24/2016 2:50:41 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Bump!


14 posted on 01/24/2016 2:52:23 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

The link to the actual quote/article is on post #6.

Yes, it is disturbing. And it is recent.


15 posted on 01/24/2016 2:52:46 AM PST by DB
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To: Fhios

In case you missed this in the OP:

“Trump’s lack of a statement on the anniversary of Roe further illustrate the muddle he is in with pro-lifers and conservatives. His statements are viewed by some as very concerning, including his recent observation that “[W]e have to look at the positives, also, for Planned Parenthood. ..”

The nicest thing I can say is that Donald Trump doesn’t get it.


16 posted on 01/24/2016 2:58:10 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun
In case you missed it from his own mouth

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387551/posts

Let me be clear - I am pro-life.

17 posted on 01/24/2016 3:00:39 AM PST by Fhios (FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
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It is not charitable to impugn a person's character based on the spark that triggered a personal epiphany.
18 posted on 01/24/2016 3:05:30 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Is making the decision on whether kids live or die based on whether they turn out to be “superstars” or “losers” really that much of an epiphany. It sounds more like flirting with eugenics. You really don’t find that disturbing?


19 posted on 01/24/2016 3:14:52 AM PST by DB
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You have to take a position that Trump doesn't disfavor aborting losers. I don't think that's what his story implies.

You're going to believe what you want to anyway. My previous statement stands. Saul was converted to Paul, and that doesn't erase anything Saul did.

20 posted on 01/24/2016 3:24:33 AM PST by Cboldt
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