{"id":2403277,"date":"2025-02-17T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-be-our-greatest-pro-life-president\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T07:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:58:00","slug":"trump-could-be-our-greatest-pro-life-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-be-our-greatest-pro-life-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Could Be Our Greatest Pro-Life President"},"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\">14<\/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%2Ftrump-could-be-our-greatest-pro-life-president%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=2403277&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>In the early \u2063weeks of his\u200c presidency,Donald Trump took notable\u200b steps in favor \u2064of pro-life policies,such as signing the Mexico City \u200bPolicy to prevent federal \u200bfunding of overseas abortions,pardoning \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"...ns remember the 48th annual March for ...\">pro-life advocates<\/a>,and emphasizing his belief that \u2064life\u200d begins \u200bat \u2062conception. These actions are seen as\u200b initial\u200c steps towards fostering\u2063 a \u2063culture that \u200crespects\u2064 human life,though critics argue Trump \u2062could do more,especially as \u200dhe \u200dsupports measures like a 15-week abortion ban and in vitro fertilization,which they \u200bargue \u200cundermine the\u2062 rights of all preborn\u2062 children.<\/p>\n<p>The article \u2064draws a parallel between Trump and former President Ronald Reagan, who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gradually embraced pro-life values influenced<\/a> by \u200cpro-life advocates, particularly Mildred Fay Jefferson. Reagan once held \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcenany-rips-tapper-after-he-implies-shes-appealing-to-conspiracists\/\" title=\"McEnany Rips Tapper After He Implies She\u2019s Appealing To Conspiracists\">pro-abortion stance<\/a>, but\u2063 his views transformed over time, seeing the\u200b inherent value of all human life.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward,\u2064 the piece expresses\u2062 hope that Trump can evolve similarly. Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s recent remarks \u2064about potentially defunding\u2064 Planned \u2062Parenthood reflect moves \u200dthat could bolster pro-life \u200befforts, suggesting these changes could reroute financial support from abortion services to pregnancy assistance centers.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d article \u200demphasizes the importance of advocating \u200cfor the lives \u200bof all preborn children \u200cwithout compromise and calls upon Trump to fully grasp the implications of his policies regarding abortion, \u200dechoing \u2062Reagan&#8217;s\u200b past realizations regarding the moral and societal impacts of abortion in America.  <\/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<div>\n<p>In his first weeks as president, Donald J. Trump dove right in and took some significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s ... Record\">pro-life actions<\/a>. He started by signing the Mexico City Policy, which prevents federal money from funding out-of-country abortions. He pardoned jailed pro-lifers and released them from prison. He removed Biden&rsquo;s pro-abortion government website. He penned an executive order declaring that life begins at conception. And he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funds from paying for domestic abortions.<\/p>\n<p>These actions all mark incredible strides in the effort to return our country to a nation that respects and cherishes all human beings, but they are only a start.<\/p>\n<p>Building a culture of life is not easy, and steps like the ones the president has already taken help immensely. Yet we know that Trump can do better than this. He has a long way to go in the defense of preborn babies, as he still advocates for a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-abortion-ban-15-weeks-91a9e0ce87d11dff0fa761f327bd0566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15-week abortion ban<\/a> and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/cna\/trump-proposes-the-government-pay-for-ivf-what-are-catholics-saying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in vitro fertilization<\/a>. These actions fly in the face of his acknowledgment &mdash; and the truth <a>&mdash;<\/a> that life begins at conception, and they imply that the less mature and younger preborn babies do not have the same value as their older preborn peers.<\/p>\n<p>We hope and pray that President Trump will come to understand the humanity of every preborn child. This is not a baseless, unlikely, or far-fetched hope. As dramatic as Trump&rsquo;s possible enlightenment may sound, it has happened in the Oval Office once before.<\/p>\n<h2>Reagan&rsquo;s 180 on Abortion<\/h2>\n<p>America&rsquo;s 40<sup>th<\/sup> president, Ronald Reagan, became pro-life by degrees. In fact, he admitted as much in 1981 when, at his first White House meeting with pro-life leaders, he referred to his previous pro-abortion position. As governor of California, Reagan signed abortion into state law and he spent the rest of his life regretting that executive act.<\/p>\n<p>Reagan&rsquo;s pro-life beliefs were brought about through the prayers and influence of close advisors and by the efforts of an accomplished surgeon and physician named Mildred Fay Jefferson who tirelessly lobbied for the lives of the preborn.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds planted by Jefferson, the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-offers-words-of-hope-encouragement-to-californias-young-conservatives\/\" title=\"Pence Offers Words of ..., Encouragement to California\u2019s Young Conservatives\">staunch pro-life advocate<\/a>, took root in Reagan&rsquo;s conscience. As he wrote in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.stjohns.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=2212&amp;context=tcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abortion: The Conscience of the Nation<\/a><\/em>, &ldquo;We cannot diminish the value of one category of human life <a>&mdash;<\/a> the unborn &mdash; without diminishing the value of all human life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Reagan published those words in 1983, and as we know, he grew into that viewpoint with what I suggest was a mixture of grace, wisdom, and honesty.<\/p>\n<p>The question is, will President Trump evolve in the same way as President Reagan? Only time will tell, but there is recent evidence that should give us cause for hope. In addition to the pro-life actions of Trump&rsquo;s first weeks in office, we remember Vice President JD Vance&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/vance-says-future-trump-administration-defund-planned-parenthood-rcna174211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October 2024 statement<\/a> that a Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood. This would be a huge pro-life victory &mdash; one that would save millions of preborn lives and stop forcing taxpayers to support America&rsquo;s largest baby killer.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood received approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/clmagazine.org\/post\/the-trump-administration-must-prioritize-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$700 million in taxpayer dollars<\/a> for the fiscal year 2022-2023 (the last year that the abortion giant reported). A truly pro-life action would be for the Trump administration to dry up that golden goose and reallocate those monies to the 2,700 pro-life pregnancy help centers around the country. Those funds would no longer be used to kill children in utero but would offer help and hope to expectant mothers.<\/p>\n<p>If we want to make our country stronger, we have to make its citizens stronger. To do this, we must educate, equip, and empower women as mothers. We must help expectant mothers and fathers see the value in their babies and give families the tools they need to succeed.<\/p>\n<h2>No Time for Compromise <\/h2>\n<p>Trump is an intelligent man. He has been through what some would call political hell. I believe this has only made him stronger. If this were not so, it is unlikely that he would be serving our nation as president for the second time.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as our returned national leader, Trump also understands the odds. He sees a nation divided along political lines on abortion, and he knows that the pro-abortion advocates will do anything possible to obfuscate the truth that every successful abortion results in the death of a child.<\/p>\n<p>As President Trump charges into his new term, his own humanity will be defined by the way he responds to the tragic impact that abortion has had on our country. I think we see a glimpse of this in his empathic pardon of pro-life advocates prosecuted, convicted, and jailed for simply stating the truth that abortion kills people.<\/p>\n<p>Now is not the time to compromise. Now is not the time to pick and choose which babies live and which die. All are valuable, all are worth saving, and Mr. President, we need you to understand and act upon this reality.<\/p>\n<p>Reagan wrote how the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 1973 decision in <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> had &ldquo;become a continuing prod to the conscience of the nation.&rdquo; That same prod also pokes at President Trump&rsquo;s moral compass. With time, education, and courage, Trump can, if he so chooses, understand the truth that abortion is unacceptable at any stage.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Judie Brown is president and cofounder of <a href=\"http:\/\/all.org\/%E2%80%9D\">American Life League,<\/a>   the nation&rsquo;s oldest grassroots pro-life educational and advocacy organization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his early presidency, Trump took major pro-life steps, including signing the Mexico City Policy to stop federal funding for overseas abortions and pardoning jailed pro-lifers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3683,"featured_media":2403278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/49436216876_06a9f21ec2_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4310,5894,3669,8347,3634],"class_list":["post-2403277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-abortion","tag-politics","tag-president","tag-pro-life","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/49436216876_06a9f21ec2_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403277","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\/3683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403281,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403277\/revisions\/2403281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}