Donald Trump is rushing to clear up his position and view in regards to abortions after the upheaval that started after his remark last Wednesday. Donald Trump mentioned his support for bans on abortions, even stating that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions. This comment, as expected, caused an uproar by the people of the United States, especially when abortion is such a large and problematic topic.
Yet, less than three hours later Donald Trump scrambled to correct himself stating that not women, but doctors who perform abortions (if congress outlaws it) would be punished. Donald Trump then continued, stating “The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed — like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions.”
Ronald Reagan in 1967, signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, after only a few months as governor within California (he believed that these abortions would only be allowed under certain circumstances). Immediately after this Act was signed the number of abortions within California rose greatly. This caused Reagan not only regret, but a sense of guilt, resulting in Reagan recognizing a mistake in major legislation. Reagan then soon after became strictly pro-life stating that abortion was wrong in every instance (except very rare occasions when it might be necessary to save the mother’s life). He even wrote "Abortion and the Conscience of Nation" a book regarding pro-life views. Donald Trump in 1999 stated to the Press “I believe it is a personal decision that should be left to the women and their doctors”, while today he mentions his disgust and hate towards it. To sum it up, Ronald Reagan never agreed with abortion regardless of the act that was signed (everyone makes mistakes), while Donald Trump at one point strongly believed in pro-choice.
Now I am not saying that Donald Trump is not allowed to change his views after many years, he can of course, but he mentions how abortion is “disgusting” one moment, and then states how great planned parenthood is for other aspects the next. How can someone who hates abortion so much say anything good regarding planned parenthood and ignore that, in 2014 they performed 327,653 abortions, the equivalence to one every 90 seconds (so much for abortions being a tiny part of it huh, Donald?). Donald Trump then continues on how wonderful planned parenthood is but that he also wants to defund it. In regards to this topic, personally I believe that Donald Trump is just lost and confused. He mentions one thing and then states the other and in regards to Wednesday's comment, it shows exactly how he jumps into saying things and soon recants and says something different.
Sources Used:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/us/politics/donald-trump-abortion.html?_r=0
http://www.lifenews.com/2008/03/11/nat-3790/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/1/planned-parenthood-327k-abortions-fiscal-2014/
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/02/donald-trump-really-doesnt-understand-how-federal-funding-works-planned-parenthood-0
4 comments:
Personally, I feel as if it is very stressful during an election process especially being scrutinized and basically under a microscope every second of your day. And when people ask these loaded questions about abortions, you have to think fast. Granted, only trump knows what his views really are on abortions, he's now changed into every politician, telling the American public what they want to hear so they can help him reach his intended goal. Many people can't even talk in front of a classroom of 15. Imagine speaking in front of thousands on a daily basis. Anyways, I like your article and hope you enjoy my two cents!
There is plenty to be said about Donald Trumps malleable views on abortion, but I think the media has had a tremendous influence on how his views are portrayed to the public. Also Id question why Trumps says half the things he does, because it seems that he never thinks before he speaks. The topic of abortion has been an issue that usually sways the consensus of voters, so I can see Trump shifting his views for political gains. Trumps approach to abortion in my opinion is a little aggressive and I think he should of handled it differently considering how sensitive the issue is. His political demeanor is really unprofessional and only shows resentment for the ridiculous things he says after he offends an abundance of people. Typically I tend to stay neutral when it comes to the topic of abortion because its an issue that easily offends people. I don't really think abortion is right but I don't think other people should have a say on what a women should do with her baby. A women takes the responsibility of a child on her own so I don't think it's right to for the government to dictate that. Trumps idea of punishing doctors who do abortions, was a little ridiculous in my opinion. I don't think doctors should be held responsible for a procedure that a women chooses to have on her own accord. My guess is that Trumps said that to avoid offending any women who has had a abortion in the past. I think Donald Trump is a public relations nightmare and given his political history of offending people I don't think he'd benefit our diplomatic relations with other countries.
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