President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has released a letter addressed to “pro-life leaders and activists” indicating his intention to advance legislative and administrative priorities against abortion if he is elected to a second term. “As I seek re-election this November, I need your help in contrasting my bold pro-life leadership with Joe Biden’s abortion extremism,” Mr Trump’s letter said.
“The Democratic Party unequivocally supports abortion on-demand, up until the moment of birth, and even infanticide – leaving babies to die after failed abortions. Joe Biden’s embrace of this extreme position is most evidenced by his support for taxpayer funding of abortion on-demand. Forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions is an abhorrent position that must be defeated at the ballot box,” the president added.
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The president’s letter came as his campaign continues to court pro-life voters, seen as a voting bloc crucial to Mr Trump’s re-election.
At the Republican National Convention, several speakers emphasised Mr Trump’s opposition to abortion, including Sr Dede Byrne, a surgeon and retired Army colonel, who called Mr Trump the “most pro-life president” in US history.
Last month, pro-life activist Lila Rose called on the president to defund Planned Parenthood immediately.
“President Trump can defund Planned Parenthood by executive order. It’s past time to stop pouring millions of taxpayer dollars into a corporation that slaughters 900 children each day. Defund these atrocities,” Ms Rose tweeted in August.