Trump toughens anti-abortion stance [View all]
Source: The Hill
Donald Trump has recruited the influential anti-abortion leader Marjorie Dannenfelser to lead his campaign’s national “Pro-Life Coalition.” Not only that, but Trump has made a new policy promise that strengthens his anti-abortion position.
In a letter to anti-abortion leaders inviting them to join his coalition, Trump commits to a new policy: “Making the Hyde Amendment permanent law to protect taxpayers from having to pay for abortions.”
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Trump’s commitment to making Hyde permanent law is new, though his running mate Mike Pence brought up the policy at an evangelical conference over the weekend.
In the letter, released by Dannenfelser's Susan B. Anthony List, Trump also endorses the anti-abortion movement’s two biggest legislative priorities: defunding Planned Parenthood and passing a national ban on abortions after 20 weeks.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296254-trump-strengthens-anti-abortion-stance
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