Why Some Pro-Life Organizations Are Staying Quiet about Trump’s Abortion Nominee
- Elizabeth Delaney Headlines Contributor
- Updated Nov 27, 2024
When President Donald Trump appointed the three Supreme Court Justices who brought about the overturning of Roe v Wade, America was stunned, especially those who are in the pro-life camp. Abortion had been a "legal right" on the federal level for nearly half a century. So when that was overturned, many said it was a miracle, and Trump was rather outspoken about taking credit for the part he played in it, according to NBC News.
Abortion as a States' Rights Issue
Since that time, all 50 states have had the opportunity to put the issue on their state ballot, and 22 of them have decided that abortion should be either unavailable or restricted. By a slim majority, most of America wants abortion to remain legal.
Those who want abortion to remain legal have been worried that a Trump presidency will mean that abortion is made illegal on the federal level. However, Trump has made it clear that he feels the abortion issue should remain on the state level, including the number of weeks for which a ban would be set if a ban is desired.
"My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state," Trump said in April in a video message posted to his social media site, Truth Social, picked up by ABC News. "Many states will be different. Many will have a different number of weeks, or some will be more conservative than others, and that's what they will be.
"At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people. You must follow your heart or, in many cases, your religion or your faith," said Trump. "Do what's right for your family and do what's right for yourself. Do what's right for your children, do what's right for our country, and vote. So important to vote. At the end of the day. It's all about the will of the people."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary
Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the position of HHS Secretary caused some ire among many in the pro-life camp. Kennedy has pretty much flip-flopped all over the place with regard to where he stands. Many see this as being a problem in a position such as the HHS Secretary.
Patrick Brown, a fellow at the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center, believes a pro-life HHS Secretary has a great deal of power in connection to how they interpret regulations and executive actions. "But based on the things we know RFK cares about, abortion is going to be just way down on the list," he told Politico.
RFK was rather outspoken in his opposition to the Covid vaccine back in 2021 and was also outspoken about the fact that he believed the Food and Drug Administration was intentionally keeping the Covid treatments ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine suppressed because those treatments would interfere with big pharma's profits from the vaccine, according to Rolling Stone. As hard as he was willing to fight to prevent forced vaccinations, one might hope that he would also be willing to fight to get the truth out to the American public that abortion pill reversals work 64 – 68 percent of the time if the medicine is administered at the proper time, according to CBN.
"The smart move here is not to try to derail his nomination," said one Republican strategist who consults with pro-life groups, granted anonymity to speak candidly to Politico about the appointment. "The smart move is to try to get senators to pressure him during the confirmation process to adopt the kind of pro-life policies that we had under the first Trump administration. I think that there's a real great opportunity to get him to do the right thing."
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