{"id":1035268,"date":"2024-06-11T00:42:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1035268"},"modified":"2024-06-11T00:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:42:41","slug":"trumps-vp-contenders-push-anti-choice-agenda-as-he-speaks-to-extremists-who-want-abortion-eradicated-entirely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-vp-contenders-push-anti-choice-agenda-as-he-speaks-to-extremists-who-want-abortion-eradicated-entirely\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s VP Contenders Push Anti-Choice Agenda as He Speaks to Extremists Who Want Abortion \u201cEradicated Entirely\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While Donald Trump speaks at <\/em>an event<\/em><\/a> with extremists who want abortion \u2018eradicated entirely,\u2019 his anti-choice VP contenders are pushing the cruel MAGA agenda to ban abortion and rip away reproductive freedoms. In response, <\/em>DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump and his VP contenders have already embraced a dangerous anti-choice agenda, and today, Trump \u2014 who called cruel abortion bans a \u2018beautiful thing to watch\u2019 just days ago \u2014 is making his plans clear by cozying up to extremists who called abortion \u2018child sacrifice\u2019 and want abortion \u2018eradicated entirely.\u2019 While the overwhelming majority of Americans support reproductive health care access, Trump\u2019s anti-freedom VP contenders know that Trump wants a running mate who shares his extreme ultra-MAGA agenda. That\u2019s why all of his VP candidates are ready to sign onto the same extreme platform to ban abortion \u2014 and put our basic rights on the ballot this November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Trump spoke to the Danbury Institute, an anti-choice extremist group that calls abortion \u201cchild sacrifice,\u201d wants abortion to be \u201ceradicated entirely,\u201d and has praised Trump for overturning <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump to make virtual appearance at event with group that calls abortion \u2018child sacrifice\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump is scheduled to make a virtual appearance Monday at an event hosted by the Danbury Institute, an organization that also seeks to ban same-sex marriage and use the Bible to guide public policy<\/strong>, according to its website\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Danbury Institute, a Christian advocacy group established earlier this year by a coalition of churches, Christians and other organizations, on its website says that abortion \u2018must be ended\u2019 and that it \u2018will not rest until it is eradicated entirely<\/strong>.\u2019 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSharayah Colter, a spokesperson for the Danbury Institute, said the organization is \u2018grateful for the work President Trump did in nominating Supreme Court justices who eventually ruled in the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade\u2019<\/strong> and that the former president \u201ccontinually advocated for the sanctity of human life which Christians championed and were eager to support\u201d during his presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is looking for an anti-abortion extremist to be his running mate as he pushes a cruel anti-choice agenda to rip away women\u2019s freedoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he will support national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cOn abortion, Vance<\/strong> said that he would vote for the national abortion ban at 15 weeks introduced by Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance<\/strong> Backs \u2018National Standard\u2019 for Abortions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cLast month, Burgum<\/strong> signed into law one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, an abortion ban that allows limited exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation, and only for medical emergencies at any other point in the pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cSen. Marco Rubio<\/strong> supported banning almost all abortions in a newly uncovered 2010 questionnaire\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201c\u2018If I were president of the United States, I would literally sign the most conservative pro-life legislation that they can get through Congress,\u2019 Scott<\/strong> added, regarding a federal ban.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> \u201cWe have to have a federal limit on how far we can go, and that is something that we have to discuss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byron Donalds<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cAs we celebrate this Holy Week and reflect on its true meaning, we recognize the profound dignity of EVERY human life, from the womb to the tomb. Today, @GovRonDeSantis signed the 15 week abortion ban, protecting the unborn in Florida and our most important God-given right\u2014LIFE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201c[Kristi Noem<\/strong>] defends state\u2019s abortion \u2018trigger\u2019 ban when asked if 10-year-old should be forced to give birth\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WWNY<\/a>: Stefanik<\/strong> backs federal ban on most abortions after 15 weeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office of Senator Lindsey Graham<\/a>: \u201cGraham Reintroduces 20-Week Abortion Ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators\u2026 Marsha Blackburn<\/strong> (R-Tennessee)… Tom Cotton<\/strong> (R-Arkansas)… Joni Ernst<\/strong> (R-Iowa)… Bill Hagerty <\/strong>(R-Tennessee)… Marco Rubio<\/strong> (R-Florida)… Tim Scott<\/strong> (R-South Carolina)…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Cotton<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cLindsey Graham has proposed something the Senate has voted on in the past which is reasonable restrictions on late-term abortions\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AL.com<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Senate Republican candidate Katie Britt<\/strong> has called herself \u2018100% pro-life,\u2019 and said she will fight for anti-abortion measures if she wins the seat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cCarson<\/strong> Doesn\u2019t Support Exceptions for Abortions in Rape, Incest\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cLook, I\u2019m an unapologetic pro-life advocate and would push for anything that strengthens our ability to continue to have strong pro-life legislation here in the state of Arkansas\u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THV11 Reporter: \u201cAnd would you put in any sort of\u2026 exception for rape or incest or anything of that nature?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huckabee Sanders: \u201cLike I said, I want to push for the strongest pro-life legislation that we can possibly have in our state\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporter: \u201cSo probably not?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huckabee Sanders: \u201cNo, I would not advocate for those exceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy<\/strong>: Supreme Court should rule against FDA approval of abortion pill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: Trump\u2019s anti-choice agenda is wildly unpopular with the American people. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cAmericans overwhelmingly oppose the next goal of many anti-abortion activists, to enact a federal law banning abortion nationwide. By 80%-14%, those surveyed opposed that idea, including 65% of Republicans and 83% of independents.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cMost Americans support abortion access one year after Roe v. Wade: poll\u201d<\/strong>
CNN<\/a>: \u201cA 64% majority of US adults say they disapprove of last year\u2019s Supreme Court ruling that women do not have a constitutional right to an abortion, with half strongly disapproving \u2013 an assessment that\u2019s almost entirely unchanged from CNN\u2019s poll last July in the immediate wake of the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While Donald Trump speaks at an event with extremists who want abortion \u2018eradicated entirely,\u2019 his anti-choice VP contenders are pushing the cruel MAGA agenda to ban abortion and rip away reproductive freedoms. In response, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement:  \u201cDonald Trump and his VP contenders have already embraced a dangerous anti-choice agenda, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s VP Contenders Push Anti-Choice Agenda as He Speaks to Extremists Who Want Abortion \u201cEradicated Entirely\u201d - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-vp-contenders-push-anti-choice-agenda-as-he-speaks-to-extremists-who-want-abortion-eradicated-entirely\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-11T00:42:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.png?w=780\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-vp-contenders-push-anti-choice-agenda-as-he-speaks-to-extremists-who-want-abortion-eradicated-entirely\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-vp-contenders-push-anti-choice-agenda-as-he-speaks-to-extremists-who-want-abortion-eradicated-entirely\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s VP Contenders Push Anti-Choice Agenda as He Speaks to Extremists Who Want Abortion \u201cEradicated Entirely\u201d - 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