A Very Disappointing Development But Pro-lifers Still Must Vote

 

This is a very disappointing development.  Pro-life voters need to petition their representatives in the House and Senate to completely defund Planned [Murder]hood as it is clear that we cannot rely on the Trump administration to do so through executive order.
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-admin-reinstates-millions-dollars-funding-planned-parenthood/?ff_source=push&ff_medium=push&ff_campaign=onesignal&ff_content=2026-01-16
 
And even more disturbing, is that Trump encouraged GOP lawmakers to be a little flexible on the Hyde Amendment which prevents Medicaid dollars from going to Planned [Murder]hood which most GOP lawmakers will not likely compromise on, and rightfully so.
https://www.westernjournal.com/massive-betrayal-trump-sparks-pro-life-fury-telling-republicans-flexible-hyde-amendment/?ff_source=push&ff_medium=push&ff_campaign=onesignal&ff_content=2026-01-16
 
I know pro-lifers may be tempted to sit out the mid-terms, but that won’t help matters either. 
The only thing that pro-lifers can do is continue attempting to elect the most pro-life candidates that they can find and if need be, refuse to file their tax returns but to sit out elections, even in light of these disappointing developments, is the most stupidest thing that pro-lifers or anyone can ever do.  If you think we are in danger losing ground under a Trump administration and GOP controlled congress, we will lose even more ground if we sit out the mid-terms and future elections and allow the anti-Christ DEM party take control.  We either must side with the lesser of two evils, or we will end up with an even worse evil.
 
We cannot rely on politics alone to put an end to abortion because the political landscape is the end result of what the culture is and if we want a more pro-life political landscape, we need to first have a culture that is more pro-life and that requires changing hearts and minds and the converting of souls and especially those of women; too many of whom see opposition to abortion and attempts to either limit or outright end the practice as a threat to their bodily autonomy and civil rights because they don’t see an unborn child as a human being and that in spite of ultra sounds showing otherwise because they have been made to believe that personhood applies only to those who have been born and the only way we will ever see an eventual lasting shift for the better in our politics is if there is a change in thinking for the better in the culture because at this point, the majority of the culture is still in favor of abortion to a certain extent; that doesn’t necessarily mean everyone believes in abortion on demand at any given stage of the pregnancy for any reason, but if we are ever to attain policy that is one hundred percent pro-life, then society itself is going to have to first be persuaded accordingly and that is going to take time and require the pro-life movement to address and overcome a number of barriers.
 
Until then, as mentioned earlier, the best that pro-lifers can do is do the following:
 
 
1.  Actively make a defensible case for the pro-life position and cause through the presentation of scientific evidence and facts supporting personhood for the unborn.
 
2.  Appeal to the consciences of those considering or favoring abortion
 
3.  Offer assistance and support to women facing an unprecedented, unplanned, or unwanted pregnancy including the option of putting their child up for adoption
 
4.  Support, campaign on behalf of, and attempt to elect to positions of power and authority, as many pro-life candidates as can be found or any candidates that are as pro-life can be found
 
5.  If necessary, refuse to file tax returns if their tax dollars are found to be funding abortion-related causes.
 
6.  Be in prayer constantly for a change of heart and mind in both the people and in our leadership.
 
 
Any and all of the above will be better than apathy but if you refuse to do anything, which also includes attempting to elect into power candidates that are as like-minded with the pro-life causes as you can possibly find, then that will only make you a part of the problem instead of the solution.

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