Trump also confirmed in the interview that he supported exceptions in abortion legislation for "the life of the mother, raping and incest."
"Just as Ronald Reagan was a believer in the exceptions, but I'm a believer in the exceptions," he added.
DeSantis' abortion bill, signed in mid-April, bans most abortions beyond six weeks but includes exceptions for rape and incest. Existing state exceptions for the life of the mother also remain in place.
I don't understand how you could be pro-life and support exceptions for rape and incest. What does that have to do with anything? The life of the mother, I can understand. But rape and incest are just two random crimes that could lead to a pregnancy.
The counter argument to that (not my counter argument but one that the absolute pro-life side will make) is why should the baby be punished based on the nature of their conception? Rape and incest is bad obviously but the baby had no part in that, so there is no need to punish the child for the sins of the father.
Again not my argument, just one I have seen the pro-life side make.
In such cases, the aborted baby is a victim of the crime perpetrated by the rapist. If the rapist had not attempted to force his child on another family, then there would not have been an abortion.
This is similar to property rights. If a person tries to steal your stuff and ends up getting shot, whose fault was it? If the person who got shot was an “innocent” child, does the fault suddenly switch to the shooter? No. It switches to the guardian(s) of the child.
You have a right to defend your genetic lineage and that of your family. If your adult children choose to fuck things up, that’s on them. But no one should be permitted to force acceptance of violent incursion on your family line.
I don't understand how you could be pro-life and support exceptions for rape and incest. What does that have to do with anything? The life of the mother, I can understand. But rape and incest are just two random crimes that could lead to a pregnancy.
The counter argument to that (not my counter argument but one that the absolute pro-life side will make) is why should the baby be punished based on the nature of their conception? Rape and incest is bad obviously but the baby had no part in that, so there is no need to punish the child for the sins of the father.
Again not my argument, just one I have seen the pro-life side make.
In such cases, the aborted baby is a victim of the crime perpetrated by the rapist. If the rapist had not attempted to force his child on another family, then there would not have been an abortion.
This is similar to property rights. If a person tries to steal your stuff and ends up getting shot, whose fault was it? If the person who got shot was an “innocent” child, does the fault suddenly switch to the shooter? No. It switches to the guardian(s) of the child.
You have a right to defend your genetic lineage and that of your family. If your adult children choose to fuck things up, that’s on them. But no one should be permitted to force acceptance of violent incursion on your family line.