{"id":2522150,"date":"2025-12-17T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-white-house-has-troubling-response-to-the-creation-of-a-new-pro-life-group\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:13:13","slug":"trump-white-house-has-troubling-response-to-the-creation-of-a-new-pro-life-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-white-house-has-troubling-response-to-the-creation-of-a-new-pro-life-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump White House Has Troubling Response to the Creation of a New Pro-Life Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-white-house-has-troubling-response-to-the-creation-of-a-new-pro-life-group%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=2522150&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>The article discusses the differing views within the Republican Party regarding abortion as a political issue ahead of the 2024 midterm elections. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has launched the &#8220;Love Life initiative,&#8221; a pro-life political group aimed at supporting state-level anti-abortion ballot measures and related advertising efforts. Though, some advisers to former President Donald Trump criticize this approach, viewing abortion as a political liability rather than an asset. They argue that the Republican focus should instead be on economic issues, believing that emphasizing abortion will alienate voters as it did in the 2022 midterms. The article draws a past parallel to President Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s pragmatic decision during the Civil War to avoid taking a strong moral stance on slavery to preserve the Union. Despite this, the author contends that the current situation is different and suggests that republicans should <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prioritize taking firm pro-life positions<\/a> rather than sidelining the issue for political expediency, emphasizing that Republicans currently hold power and need to act in accordance with their principles.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In some cases, savvy political actors must make allowances for what former President George W. Bush might call &ldquo;strategery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unless something dramatically changes, however, this does not feel like one of those cases.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/12\/15\/trump-advisers-hawley-anit-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, at least two advisers to President Donald Trump have denounced Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hawley-introduces-bill-codify-trumps-rebate-check-suggestion-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hawley<\/a> of Missouri for launching an anti-abortion political group ahead of next year&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&rsquo;s Love Life Initiative, launched in cooperation with his wife, Erin Hawley, will support pro-life ballot measures at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state level<\/a>, as well as television ads.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We think that there needs to be a&hellip; strong voice advocating for life,&rdquo; Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Trump administration, at least according to two advisers, views the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ohio-doctor-indicted-allegedly-drugging-pregnant-girlfriend-abortion-pills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> issue as a political loser.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, Senator Hawley and his political team learned nothing from the 2022 elections, when the SCOTUS abortion ruling [overturning Roe v. Wade] resuscitated the Democrats in the midterms,&rdquo; a &ldquo;close&rdquo; Trump adviser said, per Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Republicans engaged in substantial hand-wringing over the 2022 &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-serves-up-prediction-were-going-to-hold-the-senate-again-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Schumer serves up prediction: \u2018We\u2019re going to hold the Senate again\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">red wave&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that never materialized. Many blamed the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization, which corrected the half-century-old lie that abortion qualifies as a constitutional right.<\/p>\n<p>After all, millions of women, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-women-shriek-celebration-right-murder-children-voted-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even in red states<\/a>, have bought that lie.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, rather than make a conservative argument for life, Trump&rsquo;s advisers appear determined to focus their energies elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>A second adviser, for instance, told Axios that Republicans must take &ldquo;aggressive action focused on positive gains in the economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That alone will be the driving force behind the next election,&rdquo; the adviser said. &ldquo;Picking a fight on an issue like abortion in a midterm is the height of asinine stupidity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Do Trump&rsquo;s advisers have a point? In certain circumstances, as a matter of pragmatism, yes, they would.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in August 1861, during the first year of the American Civil War, Union General John C. Fremont, who commanded the Department of the West, issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincolnian.org\/post\/fremont-s-emancipation-proclamation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emancipation proclamation<\/a> freeing slaves in Missouri, which, though a slave state, had not joined the Confederacy.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lincoln-project-bashes-trumps-latest-move-finds-abraham-lincoln-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln<\/a>, fearing that Missouri and the remaining border states would join the rebellion, rescinded Fremont&rsquo;s order.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln, of course, hated slavery. But he also needed to keep the remaining Union intact. Thus, he did not have the luxury of taking a moral stance on the slavery issue when the Fremont order, in a practical sense, likely would have added strength to the slaveholders&rsquo; cause.<\/p>\n<p>In short, &ldquo;strategery,&rdquo; or what Lincoln would have called &ldquo;prudence,&rdquo; sometimes takes precedence.<\/p>\n<p>The present case, however, does not feel like one of those instances.<\/p>\n<p>Had Trump&rsquo;s advisers argued, for example, that we cannot risk the optics of an abortion fight while we ramp up deportations or battle tooth-and-nail to eradicate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-state-turns-blind-eye-trumps-ban-gain-function-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deep state<\/a>, then we might have had to pause and consider their views. But they did not.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, had they insisted that the public mind is not yet ripe for a profitable national debate on abortion, we would have at least had to consider the pragmatic question of timing before rejecting it in favor of doing the right thing. But they did not do that either.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they merely complained that trying to prevent the murder of babies would interfere with their economic message for the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>To that assertion, conservatives should reply that unless Republicans start governing like Republicans, we will care nothing about your midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold power <em>now<\/em>. 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