President Donald Trump delivered a keynote speech Tuesday evening at a pro-life gala, where he spoke about his Friday’s decision to impose new restrictions on federally-funded family clinics like Planned Parenthood.
The Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List is an anti-abortion organization, whose “mission is to end abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders,” according to their website, and have seemingly found an unlikely leader toward that end.
In fact, the organization in January 2016, implored Iowa caucus voters to support “anyone but Donald Trump.” Speaking at the time, SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said, “He worries me a lot,” of the former pro-choice Democrat, who became the Republican presidential nominee that year.
Tuesday’s gala marked a major change in Dannenfelser’s view of Trump, who she referred to now as “the most pro-life President in history.” Former speakers include last year’s keynote speaker at the event Vice President Mike Pence and Sarah Palin at a 2010 “Celebration of Life” breakfast.
“I’m totally eating my words,” she said as she heaped praise on him. “It’s the happiest wrong I’ve ever been.”
The Trump administration has been able to hand the anti-abortion movement a few victories, including the fact that it confirmed conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and allowed businesses to opt out of contraception coverage in health plans.
The president embraced the acknowledgement he received and used the opportunity to rally for his cause during this year’s November’s election.
“Now, for the first time since Roe v. Wade, America has a pro-life president, a pro-life vice president, a pro-life house of representatives and 25 Republican House state capitals. That is pretty good. … When I ran for office, I pledged to stand for life, and as president, that’s exactly what I have done and I have kept my promise and I think everybody here understands that totally,” Trump said.
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