{"id":11845,"date":"2020-07-09T18:17:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11845"},"modified":"2020-07-09T18:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:17:17","slug":"evangelicals-may-rethink-trump-support-after-high-court-abortion-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11845","title":{"rendered":"Evangelicals may rethink Trump support after high court abortion ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Monday, June 29, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to strike down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Photo: Adobe stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By DIANE BERNARD
<\/strong>Texas News Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 In a surprising setback for abortion opponents, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law on Monday that would have restricted access to abortions in the state. The measure was nearly identical to one the court overturned in Texas in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruling is a defeat for anti-abortion evangelicals \u2013 many of whom form an essential part of President Donald Trump\u2019s base, according to Matthew Anderson, an evangelical researcher at Baylor University. He said Trump\u2019s strategy of appointing conservative justices who appealed to evangelicals is being called into question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have a lot of chatter among conservative evangelicals over whether or not the strategy of voting for Trump in order to get Supreme Court justices to get decisions that we think would be right and just is the right strategy \u2013 whether or not the cost of being associated with Trump has been worth it,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2016 case, Texas officials said requirements for admitting privileges for abortion providers were meant to protect women\u2019s health and ensure doctors are qualified. But the Supreme Court rejected that argument, saying evidence showed the requirement shut down about half the abortion clinics in Texas with no proof they better protected women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anderson said white, evangelical Christian support for Trump has been slipping since the president\u2019s appearance at the March for Life rally in January. He thinks Trump\u2019s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and recent Supreme Court rulings have dampened conservative Christian backing to the point that some evangelicals may decide to sit out the November election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings have really unraveled for Trump in the last three or four months,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think that makes the case for staying home much stronger even than it was in 2016. So I\u2019d be very happy if white evangelicals stayed home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he thinks evangelicals\u2019 political actions should move away from influencing the courts on abortion or religious liberty. Instead, he said, they should focus more on living out Christian values by supporting other Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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