Donald Trump Is Not Pro-Life

Although Donald Trump is moderately anti-abortion, he is not pro-innocent life. I have posted about how he weakened the pro-life language and policies of the 2024 Republican Platform and his favorability of allowing States to choose not to protect the right to life. But I have also noted his broader anti-innocent life positions and policies. He sent refugees fleeing for their lives to their deaths by deporting them and condemned others to being murdered by foreigners because he blocked them from being able to flee tyranny and terrorism. Trump even pardoned a war criminal who had murdered innocent civilians, and he praised the policy of the former Filipino President of encouraging murder, which included innocent victims. I have also observed how his policies have sometimes shown careless disregard for innocent human life, such as how his Muslim travel ban barred entry by organ donors, that he deported immigrants who faced death as a result, and that his minimization of the threat of the deadly Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic cost many lives. Pope Francis recently identified Trump as not pro-innocent life because of how the Republican presidential nominee wants to kill refugees. The leading liberal pro-life group, Democrats for Life, makes the same argument that I have been making that not only is Trump not pro-life, but that he undermines the pro-life movement. I have posted how he taints the pro-life movement with his misogyny, instead of it being seen as about love of every human being, and authoritarianism, instead of being seen as about freedom. They note the legal arguments in the courts were the focus, which, although necessary, were emphasized more than convincing women to keep their babies. As with conservatism in general, the pro-life movement would be best served by jettisoning Trump and renewing its commitment to love and liberty as the foundation of its advocacy for the right to life.