No, Murder Is Murder: Trump Defends Abortion Exceptions

No, Donald Trump. Murder is murder. The most pro-life president in history decided Tuesday to defend abortion exceptions for rape and incest. Apparently Trump isn’t aware of the ample evidence that abortion is worse for rape victims than choosing life—and that abortion is never necessary to save the mother’s life.

Trump made the comments during a Tuesday interview with John Solomon, according to LifeNews. “If you don’t have the exceptions, it’s very, very hard — and I think that’s been proven — it’s very, very hard to win an election.” He was arguing for abortion exceptions for rape and incest and to protect the life of the mother. He’s also wrong.

The argument for exceptions makes no sense. If abortion kills a baby, it always kills a baby. The baby does not cease to be a human being with a unique soul because one (or more) of his parents is a sinner or a criminal. There is certainly no indication in the Bible that compromise with evil is permissible. But Trump is also wrong that being too pro-life makes it almost impossible to win elections. Even as Republicans under-performed in some areas in 2022, pro-life governors won easily.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN SEPTEMBER 2022, LIFENEWS CITED EVIDENCE FROM “DOCTORS, RESEARCHERS, COUNSELORS AND VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE” THAT ABORTION JUST ADDS TO THE TRAUMA OF RAPE VICTIMS. AND IN 2019, “MEDICAL LEADERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 30,000 DOCTORS SAID INTENTIONALLY KILLING A LATE-TERM UNBORN BABY IN AN ABORTION IS NEVER NECESSARY TO SAVE A MOTHER’S LIFE.”