How should pro-lifers respond to Trump?

Published January 16, 2026 4:22pm ET



When a Republican president goes off course on the pro-life cause, what should anti-abortioners do?

If you’re Washington Examiner columnist Peter Laffin, the answer appears to be: lecture and deride any pro-life organization that continues engaging the administration in hopes of improving outcomes — preferably from the safe distance of an opinion column, where no vote is counted, no policy negotiated, and no child’s life is directly at stake.

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