Saturday night, Trump sent out a series of tweets explaining his stance on reproductive rights while warning that Republicans will suffer if the party cannot get on the same page.

“I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions — Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother — the same position taken by Ronald Reagan,” he wrote. “We must stick together and Win for Life in 2020. If we are foolish and do not stay UNITED as one, all of our hard fought gains for Life can, and will, rapidly disappear!”

Alabama’s ban, which was signed into law by the state’s governor Wednesday, features only one of the three exceptions the president favors: It only allows for abortions if the pregnant person’s life is at risk, and has no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

On Sunday, Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Tom Cotton of Arkansas signaled they also have concerns about Alabama’s law.

In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Romney said he doesn’t support the Alabama law because, like the president, he believes in exceptions for rape, incest, and situations in which the pregnant woman’s life is in danger. He criticized both overly strict anti-abortion laws and very permissive abortion laws as “extreme,” arguing, “I think something much more toward the center makes a lot more sense.”

On NBC’s Meet the Press, Cotton echoed Trump and Romney. When host Chuck Todd asked the senator why he believes in these exceptions given he has been clear he believes life begins at conception, Cotton replied, “Because we live in a democratic society, I recognize not everyone shares my views.”

The remarks by Trump, Romney, and Cotton reflect an emerging trend among Republican leaders. Earlier in the week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky also expressed support for the three exceptions. “He opposes abortion except in the instance of rape, incest, or the life of the mother in is danger,” his spokesperson Doug Andres said.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took the same position. “I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother, and that’s what I’ve voted on,” he said.

And Alabama’s Republican senator, Richard Shelby, said he takes issue with his state’s new law. “I’m not down there,” he said of the ban, and echoed his colleagues in their support for exceptions to a total ban.

As Republican-controlled states such as Alabama and Georgia have passed restrictive abortion legislation, Republicans in Washington have worked to make it clear that while they are, on the whole, anti-abortion, they nevertheless are aligned with the 77 percent of Americans (according to a 2018 Gallup poll) who believe in abortion access in the three cases outlined by Trump.

Sadly, White men in power trying to control the lives of others is nothing new. White men in power dictating that women, and young girls, have NO choice but to carry a baby to full term – EVEN in cases of rape or incest or the life of the pregnant woman being at stake – tells you all you need to know about such creatures. They are NOT men. And they darn sure AIN’T followers of the Gospel of Christ. Those putrid sick-azz creatures are in fact “a god unto them self.”

And let me be clear. I do NOT believe in using abortion as a means of birth control. NO ONE need get pregnant these days who doesn’t want to be pregnant (the exception being rape and incest). There’s just too d*mn much out there to use to prevent such a thing from happening. And sadly, since its passage “the Right to choose” HAS been abused by far too many lazy and irresponsible females AND males. Take responsibility for your behavior OR STOP having sex!!!

But that said. Men do NOT have the right to tell a woman (or young girl) what to do with her body, especially when it involves rape OR incest OR when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk. Full stop.

Thanks for covering this DJ. And what a story it is!

So I wonder just how many female Millennials and iGens (born in 1994 and later) are truly paying attention(?)..because frankly I find that many, if not most, members of those 2 generations take a heck of lot for granted. A heck of a lot…. especially females of voting age.

They tend to show very little (if any) appreciation for hard fought for Rights. And they treat those Rights as if they are entitlements. So are they beginning to understand what’s at stake NOW? Are they willing to step up NOW and very actively fight to retain this precious Right?

We shall see.