Like many Republicans, independents – and Democrats – President Trump is a pro-lifer.  He is joined in that belief by most Republican leaders and a sprinkling of Democrat leaders.  Abortion is arguably the most significant moral issue of our day.  It is an understatement to say that it is a highly emotional issue with very strong feelings on both sides.

It is not a simple pro and con issue. – abortion at any time for any reason versus a total ban on all abortions for any reason. The public has varying beliefs regarding abortion – such as when an abortion can take place, procedures used or medical necessity.

The general pro-life view is that an abortion should only take place where there is a compelling necessity – such as the life of the mother, rape or incest.  It should never be considered for questions of convenience, economics or simple desire – abortion-on-demand, as they put it.

Pro-lifers believe that the fetus in the womb is a human being with all the rights and protections of a moral and just society.  Pro-lifers reject the illogical and scientifically inaccurate description of the fetus as an integral  “part of a woman’s body” over which she has exclusive right to keep or discard – with all the moral vaue of getting a haircut or clipping fingernails.

Even though past presidents have described themselves as pro-lifers, they have too often dealt with the issue by avoidance rather than activity – lip service over policy.  In the modern era, only President Reagan was an active abortion critic.  Regardless of their stated stand on the issue, no President has ever participated in or even attended the annual pro-life demonstration in Washington.  In fact, it was newsworthy when Vice President Pence spoke at the rally in recent years.

That all changed this year.

For the first time ever, a President of the United States attended the rally to underscore his commitment to pro-life policies.  In view of Trump’s view on the subject — and his policies and appointments that clearly established his view – it should not have been surprising that he would underscore his commitment to the pro-life agenda by speaking at the rally.

The left reacted as if Trump was creating new controversy.  How could he weigh-in on the issue in such an obvious manner?  FOX News regular, Juan Williams personified the reaction of the pro-abortion left.  He accused Trump of intentionally using his appearance to divide the nation.  He should have stayed out of the issue.  After all, there are lots of people who favor abortion and it is “the law of the land.”  Williams – as a black media personality — should be one of the last to need reminding that slavery, too, was once “the law of the land.”

In Williams view, no president has ever done such a dastardly thing.   Williams did not actually call it “dastardly,” but from the tone of his rant, the word is not an inappropriate description.  That seems to be the strategy of the left.  Do not talk about abortion.  Do not debate it.  And above all, do not show all those images of all those crushed skulls and dismembered bodies.

For those of us who believe that life in the womb is an imbued with what we call inalienable rights, it is as fitting and proper for Trump to put his belief on the record as it is for him to fight for policies that would make abortions EXTREMELY rare.  As a pro-lifer, myself, I applaud Trump for standing tall on the issue.

So, there ‘tis.