How Trump became the most pro-life president ever

Published January 18, 2018 11:40pm ET



Donald Trump made a deal with the pro-life lobby during the election. He bought their votes with a promise and they delivered at the polls. Now on Friday, and for the first time ever, the president will address the national March for Life by satellite to show their return on investment.

The dividends are numerous. He appointed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. He rolled back Obamacare’s contraception mandate. He not only reinstated but expanded the Mexico City policy prohibiting federal money from funding abortion abroad. At one point, he even offered to permanently bankroll Planned Parenthood if that corporation committed to never perform abortions again (they declined).

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