{"id":2215711,"date":"2024-04-08T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mixed-messaging-on-abortion-and-ivf-plays-right-into-democrats-electoral-strategy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:16:12","slug":"trumps-mixed-messaging-on-abortion-and-ivf-plays-right-into-democrats-electoral-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mixed-messaging-on-abortion-and-ivf-plays-right-into-democrats-electoral-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s contradictory stance on abortion and IVF boosts Democrats&#8217; electoral strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-mixed-messaging-on-abortion-and-ivf-plays-right-into-democrats-electoral-strategy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump, once lauded as the most effective pro-life president, hinted at a shift in his stance on abortion and amplified\u200b support for IVF before\u200d the 2024 election. Trump&#8217;s evolving views have drawn attention for their implications on \u200ckey\u200d social issues. His recent declaration on abortion rights has \u2064sparked\u200d a reevaluation of \u200dhis pro-life legacy. Formerly praised as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pro-life-mom-stuns-bullying-dem-congressman-with-one-question\/\" title=\"WATCH: Pro-Life Mom Stuns Bullying Dem Congressman With One Question\">leading pro-life advocate<\/a>,\u2063 Donald Trump indicated a change in\u2064 his abortion stance and emphasized backing for IVF ahead of the 2024 election. The spotlight on\u200b Trump&#8217;s evolving positions raises significant social concerns. His recent statements on abortion rights are prompting \u2063a reassessment of his pro-life legacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The Republican once hailed as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/01\/24\/donald-trump-is-the-most-successful-pro-life-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-right-americans-need-to-understand-democrats-abortion-extremism\/\" title=\"Trump is correct: Americans must grasp Democrats' extreme stance on abortion\">successful pro-life president<\/a><\/a> in American history made clear on Monday that he is softening his position on abortion and beefing up his support for in vitro fertilization ahead of the 2024 general election. <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has a history of criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-donald-trump-abortion-florida-d536c67609030a445cab60329b919e75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heartbeat bills<\/a> when they come from his political rivals, <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sba-donald-trumps-states-only-position-unacceptable-pro-life-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">misrepresenting<\/a> the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark <em>Dobbs v. Jackson<\/em> decision, and wrongfully <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/03\/trump-is-wrong-about-the-efficacy-and-resilience-of-the-pro-life-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blaming Republicans\u2019 2022 midterm losses on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-where-republican-presidential-candidates-stand-on-pro-life-policies-after-the-gop-debate\/\" title=\"Republican candidates' positions on pro-life policies after the GOP debate.\">unapologetically pro-life positions<\/a><\/a>. His <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent declaration<\/a> on \u201cabortion rights\u201d only further confirms that his once-celebrated pro-life track record doesn\u2019t meet voters\u2019 demands of a Republican president. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2001653666\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a428f975c6cc07a23edcd8d6055b01e8 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a428f975c6cc07a23edcd8d6055b01e8\"><\/div>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/112235238031827342\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed truthsocial-video\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Trump Gets Right<\/h2>\n<p>Most of Trump\u2019s roughly four-and-a-half-minute video statement is littered with cons, but let\u2019s start with the pros of his message. Trump opened his short speech with a passionate call for \u201cstrong, thriving, and healthy American families.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republican Party should always be on the side of the miracle of life and the side of mothers, fathers, and their beautiful babies,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP leader is right that prioritizing preborn life and families is <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/children-first-why-family-structure-and-stability-matter-for-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good for children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28292784\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parents<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/strong-families-sustainable-societies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">society<\/a>. To be on the side of the miracle of life, however, you have to be against ending it \u2014 something Trump\u2019s abortion and IVF positions entail. <\/p>\n<p>Trump did not address this contradiction in his video. Instead, he championed the end of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> as one of his biggest presidential victories and celebrated his role in nominating the justices who decided the <em>Dobbs v. Jackson<\/em> decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-338fbeb204255b02f18b3c3d55f092a9 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-338fbeb204255b02f18b3c3d55f092a9\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars, both sides, wanted and, in fact, demanded be ended. <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> \u2014 they wanted it ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Trump also seems to grasp what many other Republican candidates have failed to, which is that Democrats, not Republicans, are the extremists when it comes to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must be remembered that the Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what it is, the baby is born, the baby is executed after birth \u2014 is unacceptable. And almost everyone agrees with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for pro-life Republicans, not even Trump\u2019s \u201crights\u201d on the abortion debate can fix his current wrongs. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e0d09fc4ca3f62ee02f81d70291778a1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e0d09fc4ca3f62ee02f81d70291778a1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Trump Gets Wrong<\/h2>\n<p>In a clear attempt to absolve his campaign of what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/senate-republicans-seek-winning-path-on-abortion-restrictions-175d3eab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad-faith actors have told Republican politicians<\/a> is a <em>Dobbs <\/em>disconnect, Trump came out of the gate on Monday incredibly soft on abortion. <\/p>\n<p>He began by touting IVF, a procedure that often hinges on the destruction of embryonic life, as something Republicans and pro-life conservatives should celebrate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make it easier for mothers and families to have babies, not harder. That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments by IVF in every state in America,\u201d Trump said. \u201cLike the overwhelming majority of Americans, including the vast majority of Republicans, conservatives, Christians, and pro-life Americans, I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby. What could be more beautiful or better than that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Babies are beautiful and should be cherished despite the circumstances of their conception. But that doesn\u2019t mean the multibillion-dollar fertility industry gets a free pass to serially manufacture embryos only to doom a majority of them to death or life in a freezer.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s celebration of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/law-protecting-alabama-ivf-may-harm-good-critics-say-rcna142288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knee-jerk Alabama law<\/a> that effectively rids fertility facilities in the state of any accountability, criminally or civilly, does exactly that. His call for the creation of children by whatever outsourced reproductive means necessary in every state also guarantees that innocent embryos, commissioned by people who could afford to fund their creation, will be subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/08\/popular-genetic-testing-pits-unborn-siblings-against-each-other-and-the-highest-scorer-gets-to-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">genetic testing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thembeforeus.com\/the-sacrificing-of-excess-children-to-fulfill-adult-desires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">premature disposal<\/a>,\u00a0and other unethical practices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/26\/big-fertility-harms-babies-and-women-so-why-are-we-celebrating-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surrogacy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As pro-lifers have warned ever since the Alabama Supreme Court\u2019s decision deeming <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/20\/what-the-alabama-supreme-courts-ruling-on-frozen-embryos-means-for-big-fertility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embryos to be unborn children under the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act<\/a>, the practices associated with assisted reproductive technology such as IVF are no better than abortion if they sustain the deliberate death of an unborn child. <\/p>\n<p>This is lost on Trump, who seems to think that touting IVF would soften the blow of his abortion declaration. Trump seems to think that because he nominated some of the justices who decided <em>Dobbs v. Jackson<\/em>, his title as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/01\/24\/donald-trump-is-the-most-successful-pro-life-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most successful pro-life president<\/a> is permanently protected. He\u2019s wrong. The moment the former president used the term \u201cabortion rights,\u201d he conceded the fight to Democrats, who are desperate to hijack the debates about life in the womb to fit their goals.<\/p>\n<p>Then in the same breath that Trump called out Democrats\u2019 radical and unpopular abortion-until-birth agenda, he said he supported states determining \u201cby vote or legislation or perhaps both\u201d what happens to unborn babies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd whatever they decide must be the law of the land,\u201d Trump declared.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving abortion \u201cup to the states\u201d means Trump is giving Democrats and abortion giants a free pass to target Republican strongholds with deliberately deceptive ballot measures that promise uninhibited abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaying the issue is \u2018back to the states\u2019 cedes the national debate to the Democrats who are working relentlessly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-draws-his-line-in-the-sand-on-abortion-as-republicans-try-to-find-their-footing-on-pivotal-subject\/\" title=\"Trump takes a firm stance on abortion as Republicans navigate the crucial issue\">enact legislation mandating abortion<\/a> throughout all nine months of pregnancy. If successful, they will wipe out states\u2019 rights,\u201d Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in her response statement. <\/p>\n<p>It already happened in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/03\/deception-drove-kansans-to-vote-down-pro-life-value-them-both-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/07\/abortion-radicals-will-expand-their-schemes-from-ohio-to-your-state-heres-how-to-be-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio<\/a>, and now other red states with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-noem-effectively-bans-telemedicine-abortions-restricts-chemical-abortions-in-south-dakota\/\" title=\"Gov. Noem Effectively Bans Telemedicine Abortions, Restricts Chemical Abortions\u00a0In South Dakota\">strong pro-life laws<\/a> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/02\/florida-supreme-court-rules-to-allow-deceptive-abortion-amendment-on-november-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/16\/abortion-activists-name-republican-controlled-nebraska-as-next-radical-ballot-battleground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nebraska<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/28\/1234278254\/missouri-advocates-gather-signatures-for-abortion-legalization-but-gop-hurdle-lo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri<\/a> are susceptible to takeovers by out-of-state activists seeking to permanently enshrine unlimited abortion in state constitutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/11\/state-level-abortion-ballot-measures-are-no-reason-to-shy-away-from-pro-life-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State-Level Abortion Losses Are No Reason To Shy Away From Pro-Life Messaging<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump said that \u201cthis is all about the will of the people,\u201d but if that were the case, why are life-protecting laws under threat and red states becoming havens for abortions \u2014 especially considering Americans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/poll-majority-of-americans-still-reject-democrats-unlimited-abortion-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overwhelming opposition to Democrats\u2019 abortion-on-demand plans<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must follow your heart or, in many cases, your religion or your faith. Do what\u2019s right for your family, and do what\u2019s right for yourself. Do what\u2019s right for your children. Do what\u2019s right for our country, and vote \u2014 so important to vote,\u201d Trump said, ignoring the fact that what pro-abortion Democrats wrongly deem to be \u201cright for themselves\u201d is diametrically opposed to what\u2019s right for children, families, and the country. <\/p>\n<p>Trump repeated this belief that Americans must \u201ctrust their hearts\u201d several times. Yet the moment Americans sacrifice the sanctity of life, either in a cryogenic freezer or in the womb, for the selfish desires of adults, they\u2019ve chosen wrong. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that, in Trump\u2019s words, our nation is in \u201cdecline\u201d and \u201cfailing.\u201d The solution, however, isn\u2019t to hand more power over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/27\/bidens-federal-red-flag-center-defies-the-constitution-in-more-ways-than-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitution-hating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/10\/joe-biden-loves-democracy-as-long-as-his-enemies-sit-behind-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-democracy Democrats<\/a> because Trump is afraid a pro-life message will alienate voters. To fortify voters\u2019 defenses against the infiltration of leftist radicalism, Republicans must choose their words carefully and affirm the majority of Americans\u2019 desire to<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/poll-majority-of-americans-still-reject-democrats-unlimited-abortion-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> limit abortion to at least the first trimester<\/a> \u2014 not just on the state level but also nationally. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9fc587d54660c3d15c15ff50d69cebd fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9fc587d54660c3d15c15ff50d69cebd\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, previously celebrated as the most prominent pro-life president in U.S. history, revealed a shift in his abortion stance while emphasizing support for in vitro fertilization before the 2024 election. Trump, known for criticizing heartbeat bills, is adjusting his positions in anticipation of the upcoming election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2215712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-9.07.10-AM-e1712585579220-1024x577.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2215711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-9.07.10-AM-e1712585579220-1024x577.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2215711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2215711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}