Trump is not a pro-life hero

AAfter eight years of pro-choice judges, an increase in funds for abortion and a horrendous policy under President Barack Obama's administration, pro-life has enough to be optimistic when a Republican is entered the White House in 2017. Two and a half years after the beginning of Trump's presidency, an honest analysis shows that his abortion history is not flawless.

Let's start with the good. Yes, Trump has taken over the Mexico City policy, which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions abroad. His administration has also recently stopped funding aborted fetal tissue research, and is attempting to reduce Title X funds by about $ 60 million to Planned Parenthood. According to Ballotpedia, Trump has confirmed the appointment of 127 judges to federal judges, and these judges certainly have a greater belief in life under his administration than under Hillary Clinton.

But is there anything remarkable about it? This seems to be the bare minimum for a solid political agenda in favor of life, not something that deserves commendable points or special admiration. Moreover, these policies are by no means unique to the Trump administration.

Every Republican administration since President Ronald Reagan has applied the Mexico City policy. Progress in embryonic stem cell research and abortive fetal tissue research began with Obama, who reversed President George W. Bush's much more favorable stance on the issue. And when it comes to funding family planning, Trump is actually worse than all his predecessors.

During the election campaign, Trump announced he would stop funding Planned Parenthood. But despite a two-year Republican Congress, Planned Parenthood has not been funded, its funding has not declined and it has not even stagnated. Under Trump's watch, funding for Planned Parenthood increased to a record $ 563.8 million a year. If Trump succeeds in reallocating Title X money, he would be on an equal footing with the Obama administration for funding family planning. No honest conservative thinks we boast about it.

In addition, few serious conservatives believe that Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's last appointed Supreme Court Justice, will overturn Roe v. Wade. Pro-Life wanted Trump to name Amy Coney Barrett, a law professor at Notre Dame last summer, and Trump was disappointed by a more moderate choice.

Despite Trump's inability to gain ground in the abortion battle, many pro-life organizations praise his praise wholeheartedly, and conservative experts such as Charlie Kirk have called him the "most pro-life president of American history." Why?

Trump's abortion policy seems better than it really is because it is juxtaposed with Obama's and 2020's Democrats running for president. Compared to applicants who want taxpayers to directly fund abortions, any reasonable person looks rather pro-life. President George W. Bush and his predecessors have been compared to President Bill Clinton, who said abortion should be "safe, legal and rare," a much more moderate stance than the current Democratic Party.

Many pro-life organizations praise Trump's praise, as honest criticism of it could deter big donors who love it and reduce the funding that these organizations can use to do great pro-life work. They are a little confused, and we understand why they tend to give a unilateral picture of Trump's policy on abortion.

But it's still important to call balls and strikes on this issue and all the others. Pro-life should certainly be happy that Trump won the White House rather than Hillary Clinton, but it's still crucial to be honest: Trump is not a pro-life hero.