Donald Trump On Reproductive Rights And Women's Equality

[Lakhota]

If there’s one constant in Donald Trump’s career, it’s unabashed sexism. Some have questioned whether Trump truly opposes reproductive freedom, but we know this for sure: Trump’s presidency and proposed policies pose a clear and present danger to women.

Policy Positions
While Donald Trump has never held office, he's voiced support for a number of anti-choice policies that would have a devastating impact on women nationwide.

• Trump wants to completely ban abortion, with exceptions only for rape, incest, or when the life of the woman is in danger. He's backed this up by showing support for a ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
• Trump says he'll make it a priority to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The ACA has made it possible for millions of people to get health insurance that includes coverage for birth control at no additional cost and prenatal care.
• Trump would have preferred to shut down the government rather than fund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood provides low-cost family-planning services, cancer screenings, and other health care to millions of people every year.
• Trump has pledged to nominate anti-choice justices to the Supreme Court. He reiterated this promise to Bill O'Reillyafter becoming the presumptive GOP nominee. This could destroy access to reproductive health care for generations.
• Mike Pence said he wants to see Roe v. Wade on "the ash heap of history", and has a long record of attacking reproductive freedom in his state.

In His Own Words
Donald Trump has made his opposition to reproductive freedom clear.

• Trump said there should be "some sort of punishment" for women who seek abortion if it were outlawed.
• Here's Trump's absurd justification for opposing a health exception for his abortion bans: "The problem with [saying health] is, what, you have a cold and you're having an abortion?"
• He's said of Planned Parenthood, "It is like an abortion factory, frankly."

But that's not all. We've never seen a presidential candidate who judges and insults women the way Donald Trump does.

• Trump bragged that he could sexually assault women.
• Despite Hillary Clinton's extensive record of public service, Trump accused her of playing the gender card, saying, "Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get five percent of the vote. The only thing she's got going is the women's card."
• Trump won't have mothers' backs. He told a breastfeeding mother, "You're disgusting!" and forced a mother with a crying baby to leave a rally.
• FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly asked Trump about previous misogynistic comments. He responded by calling her unprofessional and said, "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever."
• Trump questioned Carly Fiorina's qualifications to be president, saying "Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?"
• On his reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice, Trump quipped about a female businesswoman, "Must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees."

Donald Trump on Reproductive Rights and Women's Equality

Women should be afraid of this man! Very afraid. He is dangerous! While it is true that he has not yet been sworn in as president, he has clearly telegraphed his intentions - including the people he has surrounded himself with.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Too late.....he won

 

[OldLady]

Outlawing abortion after 20 weeks is supported by a lot of folks (with the exception of health of the mother). With the ability to detect pregnancy now within days, it seems that makes sense, since premies after 5 months often live. Visit any neonatal ICU.

 

[yiostheoy]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

 

[yiostheoy]

Outlawing abortion after 20 weeks is supported by a lot of folks (with the exception of health of the mother). With the ability to detect pregnancy now within days, it seems that makes sense, since premies after 5 months often live. Visit any neonatal ICU.

Anti abortion movements are fanatical, religious, and irrational.

At most you could make an argument that this is strictly a state issue reserved to the states by the original unadulterated US Constitution.

But "outlawing abortion" is something that only the fanatics in Utah would go for.

That's the same state that has polygamous families.

Go figure.

 

[OldLady]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

 

[OldLady]

Outlawing abortion after 20 weeks is supported by a lot of folks (with the exception of health of the mother). With the ability to detect pregnancy now within days, it seems that makes sense, since premies after 5 months often live. Visit any neonatal ICU.

Anti abortion movements are fanatical, religious, and irrational.

I agree, but that doesn't matter. Look who we just elected.

 

[Iceweasel]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Why should I pay for an abortion?

 

[Lakhota]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Why should I pay for an abortion?

How do you pay for one?

 

[tinydancer]

Outlawing abortion after 20 weeks is supported by a lot of folks (with the exception of health of the mother). With the ability to detect pregnancy now within days, it seems that makes sense, since premies after 5 months often live. Visit any neonatal ICU.

Anti abortion movements are fanatical, religious, and irrational.

At most you could make an argument that this is strictly a state issue reserved to the states by the original unadulterated US Constitution.

But "outlawing abortion" is something that only the fanatics in Utah would go for.

That's the same state that has polygamous families.

Go figure.

To oppose abortion factories like Dr. Gosnell was running is to be a fanatic? Religious? Irrational?

Kiss my ass.

 

[Lakhota]

Outlawing abortion after 20 weeks is supported by a lot of folks (with the exception of health of the mother). With the ability to detect pregnancy now within days, it seems that makes sense, since premies after 5 months often live. Visit any neonatal ICU.

Anti abortion movements are fanatical, religious, and irrational.

At most you could make an argument that this is strictly a state issue reserved to the states by the original unadulterated US Constitution.

But "outlawing abortion" is something that only the fanatics in Utah would go for.

That's the same state that has polygamous families.

Go figure.

To oppose abortion factories like Dr. Gosnell was running is to be a fanatic? Religious? Irrational?

Kiss my ass.

Kiss your ass? No thanks! Do you think Dr. Gosnell is the norm? Gosnell was caught and punished with life in prison without the possibility of parole.

On May 14, 2013, Gosnell struck a deal with prosecutors in which he agreed to waive all his appeal rights regarding his conviction on the day earlier. In exchange, prosecutors allowed Gosnell to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[116]

On May 15, 2013, Gosnell was sentenced to life in prison for the third child's murder.[117]

Kermit Gosnell - Wikipedia

 

[Agit8r]

Herr Drumpf and the "Republicans" in congress are no different than other fascists in history.

"Whereas previously the programs of the liberal, intellectualist women's movements contained many points, the program of our National Socialist Women's movement has in reality but one single point, and that point is the child, that tiny creation which must be born and grow strong and which alone gives meaning to the whole life-struggle"
-- Adolf Hitler; from speech to the NS Frauenschaft (Sept. 8, 1934)

 

[TooTall]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before having the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

 

[Lakhota]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

Why don't you tell us?

 

[OldLady]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

I'm pretty darned sure that never happened. Just saying.

 

[TooTall]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

Why don't you tell us?

If I knew I wouldn't have asked the question.

 

[TooTall]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

I'm pretty darned sure that never happened. Just saying.

I am equally sure that it did.

 

[OldLady]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

I'm pretty darned sure that never happened. Just saying.

I am equally sure that it did.

Link, please. Unless it was your own personal experience, of course.

 

[Lakhota]

I doubt that any self respecting SCOTUS justice would reverse a clearly decided Supreme Court precedent.

And this whole issue is just yet another case of where Pres-Elect Donald will need to take it back.

The Planned Parenthood funding thing worries me the most.

Does Planned Parenthood still talk pregnant mothers, most of whom are black, into waiting another month or two before having the abortion so they will have more fully developed organs from the babies to sell? Just asking.

When did Planned Parenthood ever do that? If so, were they convicted? Or are you just recounting Pimp O'Keefe's doctored/edited videos?

 

[Iceweasel]

Herr Drumpf and the "Republicans" in congress are no different than other fascists in history.

"Whereas previously the programs of the liberal, intellectualist women's movements contained many points, the program of our National Socialist Women's movement has in reality but one single point, and that point is the child, that tiny creation which must be born and grow strong and which alone gives meaning to the whole life-struggle"
-- Adolf Hitler; from speech to the NS Frauenschaft (Sept. 8, 1934)

That was quite a reach around, hope you didn't sprain anything.