Trump’s Abortion Hedge

First, the good news: Donald Trump’s Monday-morning statement on abortion reminded pro-lifers that he could turn up the rhetorical heat on Democrats on these issues, as he did in 2016 debates. “Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month,” he said, “the concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth.” He is right that Democrats almost uniformly oppose any legal protection for unborn children at any stage of pregnancy, and right as...