Did these politicos and pundits flip-flop on abortion because of Trump?

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Did these politicos and pundits flip-flop on abortion because of Trump?
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Generally, this behavior causes some friction, writes southernkeeks. 'But when the issue is the basic right to life of the unborn, it stands out for what it truly is: cowardice.'

Trump derangement syndrome is a bipartisan affliction. It's one thing to dislike an individual politician so much that supporting them is impossible. It's another thing to shift one's stance on the most sensitive topics as a result of that aversion. Such is the case with the abortion issue and some well-known names on the Right.

A main tenet of conservatism is a belief that the unborn should be afforded the same protections as those existing on this side of the womb. Unfortunately, that has not been the case in the"land of the free" for almost 50 years. As Justice Samuel Alito writes in the recently leaked Supreme Court draft,"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start." It is a good thing that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey may be overturned.

Rubin used to be the"conservative columnist" for the Washington Post. Her evolution in recent years has been stark. In 2007, Rubin wrote of Mitt Romney's flip-flopping on abortion, pointing out how he was once strongly pro-choice. She questioned his pro-life motivations. Now, Rubin herself shrieks all over Twitter and in her writing, claiming,"We've gone full theocracy because Rs manipulated court slots." Sen.

Evan McMullin, who ran for president in 2016 and is now running as an independent against Sen. Mike Lee , has now publicly stated he doesn't believe Roe should be overturned. In an interview with Mehdi Hassan of MSNBC, he even stated that doing so would"create a public health crisis.

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