Operation Rescue endorses Trump, blasts 'hypocritical' blast of 'contempt' for pro-life movement
A pro-life organization is endorsing former President Donald Trump in the presidential election as it condemns what it characterizes as a “hypocritical” outburst of “contempt” from the pro-life movement in response to the candidate's recent comments on abortion.
Troy Newman, president of the pro-life advocacy group Operation Rescue, endorsed Trump in a statement on tuesday “Over the last week, many pro-life Americans have expressed sudden disdain for President Donald Trump — the most pro-life GOP president or candidate in our lifetime,” he lamented. “This is not only self-defeating and destructive, but it is also hypocritical compared to previous presidents and candidates who had the full support of the pro-life community.”
As Newman suggested in his remarks, Trump has come under fire from pro-life organizations for declaring last week that he believes the legality of abortion should be decided on a state-by-state basis. For example, Marjorie Dannenfelser of the pro-life advocacy group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America stated that she was “deeply disappointed in President Trump's position” because “unborn children and their mothers deserve national protection.”
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Trump faced further criticism from pro-life groups after condemning the Arizona Supreme Court decision upholding a decades-old law banning nearly all abortions and suggesting it would be “straightened out” as the state faces the possibility of a ballot initiative that would legalize abortion. until the moment of birth passing later this year.
After outlining previous Republican presidents' nominations of U.S. Supreme Court justices that proved disappointing for conservatives and the pro-life movement, Newman praised Trump for appointing “three pro-life justices” to the Supreme Court who helped turn the pro-life movement around. Roe v. Wade a decision that legalized abortion nationwide. He recalled that despite their shortcomings, previous Republican candidates and presidents still received support from pro-life groups.
Newman concluded that “President Trump's recent statement on abortion is certainly no worse than all of the aforementioned former presidents and GOP candidates.”
He added, “It also echoes the position of many statewide and national pro-life organizations,” reflecting the fact that Trump received praise from National Right to Life and the Faith and Freedom Coalition after he released his position on abortion before the 2024 election. . He insisted that “Trump's lifelong treason seems to lack reason.”
“Why is he held to a higher standard than anyone else when he has done more for us than any other president in history?” Newman asked. “The attacks on him make it seem like pro-lifers care more about their own way than saving children's lives and saving our nation.
“Some stand on a soapbox and declare that our task is to reach people for Jesus, to 'change hearts and minds.' That sounds exactly like the poor and spineless priests in our country who refuse to get involved in politics.”
“In November, we have two choices,” Newman emphasized. “We can choose more tyranny and radical abortion policies or we can seize the opportunity to save our Republic. The time for error and contradiction is over. It is time to take a stand. If we are ever to defeat the 'demon-crats', Joe Biden, and the Communists, there's only one way in November, and that's through Donald J. Trump!”
Trump's embrace of Newman comes as Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry launched a White House bid seeking the Constitution Party's presidential nomination. Terry has stated that the goal behind his bid for the presidency is not to win the race but to get on the ballot in 10 states so he can run ads in all 50 states documenting what he describes as “the horror of aborted children to the American people.”
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