Donald Trump and abortion

From "very pro-choice" to "the most pro-life president ever," here's how President Trump's stance on abortion has evolved.

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00:00I'm very pro-choice, I hate the concept of abortion.

00:05But you still, I just believe in choice.

00:07Now for the first time since Roe v. Wade, America has a pro-life president, a pro-life

00:28vice president, a pro-life House of Representatives, and 25 pro-life Republican state capitals.

00:38That is pretty good.

00:58Children, children, have never had a stronger defender in the White House.

01:23No, I am pro-choice in every respect.

01:53I've seen friends that had children that they didn't want, and now they have children

01:57under the apple of the eye.

02:27I've evolved on many issues over the years, and you know who else has, is Ronald Reagan

02:40evolved on many issues, and I am pro-life.

02:53The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment.

02:57For the woman?

02:58Yeah, there has to be some form.

03:23We base our life around biblical foundations, so to have someone representing our country

03:34that believes the same is important to us.

03:51The unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed.

03:57This is the truth.

03:59Roe v. Wade is a lie.

04:19A long-standing policy to ensure taxpayer dollars do not fund abortion services overseas.

04:49Every citizen has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith

04:59and the convictions of their heart.

05:14It is my profound honor to be the first president in history to attend the March for Life.

05:22Together, we must protect, cherish, and defend the dignity and the sanctity of every human

05:28life.

05:44We will be choosing a new justice of the United States Supreme Court very shortly, probably

06:00on Saturday, and I think you're going to be extremely happy, whether it's pro-life you're

06:07talking about.

06:16The president also is opposed to Roe v. Wade.

06:20That's on the ballot as well and the court.

06:22And you don't know her view on Roe v. Wade?

06:26I don't know her view.

06:37We have to win the election.

06:54I'm the one.

06:55If we win, all of these things that we talked about, pro-life, by the way, by the way.