By Amy Goldstein and Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues Email Bio Follow Seung Min Kim Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow May 19 at 4:34 PM President Trump has joined a chorus of Republicans distancing themselves from new state laws banning the vast majority of abortions, though he emphasized what he called a “strongly pro-life” stance he has held throughout his time in the White House.
In aligning with the memory of the popular GOP figure, Trump disregarded that Reagan had, as California governor, signed a liberal abortion law. And as president, Reagan nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court the first female justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, who voted to uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in later challenges to the ruling.
On Sunday, several of nearly two dozen Democrats running for their party’s nomination chided the GOP for inserting government into a decision they contend women should be free to make — and that public opinion supports. Two other 2020 contenders, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and Sen. Bernie Sanders both said a woman should be free to decide whether to have an abortion — in consultation, if she wants, with her doctor and people close to her. “What people are doing, sadly, is creating a political issue out of a medical issue,” Sanders said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
In his late-night tweets, Trump also cast his position on abortion in the context of his effort to win a second term. “We must stick together and Win for Life in 2020,” the president wrote. “If we are foolish and do not stay UNITED as one, all of our hard fought gains for Life can, and will, rapidly disappear.”
Since his campaign, Trump has championed the causes of Christian conservatives, including their opposition to abortion, even though he has not always held that belief. Two decades ago, he told an interviewer that he was “very pro-choice,” saying, “I hate the concept of abortion . . . but you still — I just believe in choice.”
Very Simple. If a woman is Raped, Incest, Life of the Mother then Abortion should be legal (Period). The ODL (old dudes law) is nothing but Trash just like they are treating women.
Strange behavior for a misogynist. He speaks sometimes as though he hates women and Republicans legislate as if they hate women.
As the ole saying goes, what scares republicans more than populist democrats? A pregnant mistress
Ya you started this abortion law and you know you did Mr president ?
Well, the Republicans can't have it both ways. This Draconian laws that they past in Alabama shows them for who they reslly are. In humane creatures. They are hateful and divisive. No good can come from them, they are lost Souls. They don't know God, and he dosn't know them.
Why don’t they agree?what are their strong reason for women’s religion and health?perhaps this is another of their most illogical objections?
Fuck that - Republicans need to 'take responsibility' for this law 'no exceptions', they need to 'carry it to term' and face the 'consequences of their actions'. BoycottAlabama DumpTrump AbortionIsAWomansRight WomensRightsAreHumanRights WomensReproductiveRights
he who smelt it dealt it.
How incredibly ironic. What this action by REPUBLICANS in Alabama shows is what happens when evangelical republicans are given unfettered power and what they do. Remember, the republicans in Alabama put up an accused pedophile as their nominee for US Senate. SMH
Yes because you know they pissed us off exponentially. F-your Deutch Bank supreme court pick. Our Country will stand for what is right under this bS.
shame on you republicans
Right, they cannot separate as it is they who are responsible for stacking the courts in order to overturn Roe v Wade. That’s because they get the support of the so called Christians. Who are as ignorant as what you can imagine.
Nobody in D.C. has the guts to simply point out that the Alabama 'anti-abortion law' VIOLATES the Constitution and will be OVERTURNED on several different grounds.
They can run but they can’t hide.
Too fucking late
Distance themselves? It's the Party of Trump that passed it. CompleteMorons
WP is a liberal rag.
Dems, make them own it.
Abandone Alabama and boycott the state and any company that does business in or with Alabama and any other state that seeks to deprive females of their equality, their freedom, their choice, their rights, and their liberties. ScumbagGOP
Worst President in America ever.
Never believe that anything done at the State hasn’t already been approved by the top. This was orchestrated from the jump, placate the religious right, then salvage your credibility at the national level.
And what about Texas? Their offering up the death penalty.
Dump Trump! Go Biden Harris! Blue Wave Dems we must win this war!
Because it’s insanity, even for them. 🤦🏻♀️
sorry republicans you have to carry this to term, even though you know its nonviable and will likely kill you. its the law.
Good idea.
Cowards
How in the fuck are Republicans supposed to distance themselves from that?
Seems like the Republicans are turning Democrat so close to election time.
They know this is about votes in 2020. Just keep it up boys. You think you got dunked last Fall with women coming out to vote. You've not seen anything yet till 2020.
Republicans try to distance themselves from a Republican law they passed in Alabama.
Good luck controlling the stench when you're the skunk.
Why they are behind it
When you play with fire it will burn you. GOP republicans are running away from the same fire they were warned not to lit!
'No, that was those OTHER Republicans! We're the good ones! Vote for us!'
It’s their creation
It's too late. The cats outta the bag already.
Too little too late, and we are thru playing...you have gone after our rights, now we are coming for you...again
How can you distance yourself, when it was exactly them that passed that idiocy?
BoycottGA BoycottOH BoycottAL BoycottFL BoycottMO BoycottMS
For decades the Republicans have been riding this pony and now they don’t like the end result...
First they ruined the good name of republican now they ruin religion. Whats next the inquisition, period checks?
THE WASHINGTON PIMP I MEAN POST, THIS IS FAKE NEWS. THE YEAR IS 2019. THEY MAKE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS AND MORNING AFTER PILLS. STOP TRYING TO DIVIDE.
Trump and GOP's know treatment on abortion like toenail fungus,Republicans all alike just let keep growing..
What? Nahh, we stand by the AlabamaAbortionBill bc AbortionIsMurder & abortionisNOThealthcare
Yes, and the rapist should be charged for 30 years to life in prison for raping a woman. And women should be able to use lethal self defense when being raped.
That would be a neat trick. It's a GOP show, fellas.
Like rats on a sinking ship.
You broke it, you bought it.
Yeah, that's not how this works. Repubs want to control/legislate women's bodies--when state Repubs vote for ridiculous measures, ALL Repubs own that BS. They don't get to pick and choose because we ALL know the game all Repubs are playing.
Alabama 50th in education
Explain to me how the deranged illegitimate President Trump distanced himself? I saw nothing in his tweet disagreeing with the AL Abortion bill.
“But will do nothing to stop it.”
Too late.. they own it!
But it was Republicans in the state who made the law.
I stand with the new legislation.
It's not going to work. If the Democrats were smart, they'd make the Republicans OWN this law. All of their rhetoric over the past decades has led us to this point. Take ownership of this, folks. You EARNED it.
That’s total BS. Republicans and trump are the Alabama abortion law and the War on Women it encompasses.
This may very well be the singular topic which costs him 2020
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