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(172,302 posts) Fri May 8, 2026, 09:29 AM May 8

White House hosts anti-abortion activists for meeting

Source: Yahoo! News/Semafor

Fri, May 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM EDT

The White House is expected to hold a staff level meeting on Friday with anti-abortion activists, including Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser.

The sitdown comes as Trump faces growing criticism from many anti-abortion activists over his priorities in his second term.

They’ve been particularly frustrated with some of Trump’s top appointees’ failure to curtail access to abortion pills; Dannenfelser told The Wall Street Journal earlier this week that “Trump is the problem.”

Dannenfelser declined to confirm or deny the upcoming meeting.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-hosts-anti-abortion-090723505.html

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White House hosts anti-abortion activists for meeting (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 8 OP

My spidey sense leads me to believe... Hugin May 8 #1

Well if the victim's statements are true. He helps dispose of those nasty unwanted infants. travelingthrulife May 8 #2

This will mobilize pro choice voters DemocracyForever May 8 #3

I would ask--how many abortions has trump paid for, Bayard May 8 #4

NOT ONE of the bluestarone May 8 #5

Hugin

(38,001 posts)

1. My spidey sense leads me to believe...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 10:13 AM

May 8

That this turn of events is somehow transactional payoff to the Ginny Thomas SCrOTUS for gutting the VRA.

The Epstein files have exposed how ambivalent the weak sauce Orban is on abortion. He may even be a fan.

travelingthrulife

(5,580 posts)

2. Well if the victim's statements are true. He helps dispose of those nasty unwanted infants.

Reply to Hugin (Reply #1)

Fri May 8, 2026, 10:42 AM

May 8

DemocracyForever

(182 posts)

3. This will mobilize pro choice voters

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 11:59 AM

May 8

Bayard

(30,288 posts)

4. I would ask--how many abortions has trump paid for,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 12:34 PM

May 8

But I'm sure he's always left women/girls in the lurch.

bluestarone

(22,466 posts)

5. NOT ONE of the

Reply to Bayard (Reply #4)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:30 PM

May 8

MANY that he caused!! Getting to feel like BLOOD CLOTS are our only hope.

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