Trump and the pro-life movement’s ‘problem’

Published May 5, 2026 11:05am ET | Updated May 13, 2026 11:26pm ET



The pro-life discontent with President Donald Trump that has been simmering throughout his second term may have finally reached a boiling point.

Dismayed by an increase in the number of abortions nearly four years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, leaders in the anti-abortion movement are blaming Trump for accepting the online sale of abortion pills and accepting a state-by-state approach to regulating the procedure.

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