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The WØRD – “Whatever”

Released Sunday, 14th April 2024
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The WØRD – “Whatever”

The WØRD – “Whatever”

The WØRD – “Whatever”

The WØRD – “Whatever”

Sunday, 14th April 2024
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From Chairperson Lavora Barnes “Whatever”. That’s Donald Trump’s position on reproductive healthcare. He’s for whatever is convenient at the time he’s asked about it. In 1999, he said on Meet the Press that he was pro-choice, and opposed any federal law restricting abortion (even virtually non-existent late-term abortions). Well, he’s changed that position almost as regularly as he’s changed wives. For decades, Donald Trump’s stance on abortion has been a moving target. In 2011, while considering a White House run, he told CPAC that he was pro-life. In 2016, while running for president, he told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that there should be “some form of punishment” for the women who get abortions.  In 2018, he vowed to overturn Roe v. Wade and advocated for a 20-week national abortion ban.  His latest position: a wishy-washy “whatever”: leave it up to the states, many of which have banned and even criminalized abortion. Of course, he can’t run away from a fact about which he brags: he killed Roe. We all know that what Donald Trump says doesn’t necessarily line up with what he will do. You can be certain that a Trump administration, given the chance, would put in place a national law[...]

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