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Trump to address group calling abortion ‘child sacrifice’

Donald Trump is slated to deliver an address Monday to a far-right Christian organization that says abortion must be “eradicated entirely,” calls it “child sacrifice” and “the greatest atrocity facing our generation today.”

“Trump is listed among 15 speakers at the free luncheon sponsored by the Danbury Institute. The luncheon will be held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, which can seat up to 1,500 people. It is not clear who is footing the bill for the free luncheon,” Baptist News Global reports. “Now a convicted felon facing dozens of other criminal charges in other courts, Trump remains popular with Southern Baptists, who typically fall in the category of white evangelicals who are known to be Trump’s core supporters.”

The Danbury Institute believes all abortion should be illegal including in cases of rape and incest, The Washington Post reports. The paper adds, “A Trump spokeswoman said Trump’s decision reflects his commitment to speak to groups with ‘diverse opinions.’”

Trump has offered several different positions on abortion including stating, “there has to be some form of punishment” for any woman who has an abortion, saying “we have to ban it,” and repeatedly bragging he personally ended Roe v. Wade by appointing three far-right justices to the Supreme Court.