Donald Trump has been adamant about his anti-abortion stance. Just recently, the controversial presidential hopeful vowed that he will appoint Supreme Court justices who are also against abortion, a move which will likely upend Roe v. Wade.
Roe v. Wade is a landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. Abortion is illegal in the country prior to the ruling, forcing many women to undergo unsafe and hush-hush abortions.
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow said Trump's misogyny will endanger women's lives and limit their access to health care, the Huffington Post reported. She insisted that illegal abortions will only result to desperate women and tragic results.
Anti-Abortion Groups Supporting Trump
Trump's has drawn anti-abortion groups to his side -- though it came with much hesitancy. Anti-abortion leaders think the Republican frontrunner will enact their causes if he becomes elected as president. Trump's position about abortion contrasts greatly with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who has long supported abortion rights of women.
Trump recently hired John Mashburn, a prominent anti-abortion advocate and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' chief of staff. That decision was commended by anti-abortion groups.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List, said she is hopeful that Trump will defund Planned Parenthood and ban abortion performed beyond a pregnancy's 20th week, Politico reported. Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, argued that Trump only disrespects and degrades women, and denying them abortion indicates that the business magnate doesn't care for the real issues women face in the U.S.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund has expressed its support for Clinton. The group stressed that Trump's anti-abortion plans will only take the country backwards in terms of women's health care, USA Today wrote.
Aside from the anti-immigrant rhetoric frequently heard throughout his campaign, Trump also regularly insults women with offensive names. In his speeches, Trump referred to women as "slobs," "fat pigs," "dog" and "disgusting animals," the Huffington Post listed.
Should Anti-Abortion Groups Trust Trump?
Some people, however, don't trust Trump's anti-abortion stance. He claimed he was pro-choice in 1999 and hasn't wholly explained his reasons why he changed his standpoint nor revealed his plans to end abortion.
In March, Trump said women who undergo illegal abortions should be punished. That remark sparked outrage among both pro-life and pro-choice groups.
Dannenfelser said they never advocated for the women to be punished. They only seek punishments for abortionists who gain money for ending a life and grimly harm another's health, according to the Washington Times.
