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As we all know, in the past a 
 lot of valuable pro-life initiatives
have been defeated by infighting 
within the pro-life movement.
And most of the time,
these conflicts are driven by nothing
more than inflated egos and petty turf battles.
The good news is, this problem has
diminished significantly in recent years.
At some point, we apparently figured out
that the only thing we get from
sabotaging our own efforts 
is more dead babies.
But unfortunately, I think we are at the 
beginning of a new internal conflict
that could quickly become more destructive 
than any of those that have come before.
It involves the current presidential campaign.
Now whether we like it or not,
it is clear that Donald Trump is 
going to be the Republican nominee.
It is also clear that he is a 
very polarizing individual
who generates enormous passions 
both for him and against him.
The problem is, that dynamic is showing
up in very unhealthy ways
inside the pro-life movement.
Right now, it appears that 
some of our people think
that Trump is the last great hope 
for the pro-life movement,
while others seem to be equally 
convinced that he's the anti-Christ.
I can assure you he is neither of those -
and I think every one of us knows that.
The problem is, egos are getting involved
and this conflict is becoming more
vicious by the day.
Pro-lifers are not merely disagreeing
with each other about Trump,
and neither side is really trying to persuade the other,
what they are doing is sinking 
their teeth into each other’s throats.
Right now, things are being said 
and done within the pro-life community
that cannot be unsaid or undone 
once the election is over.
But here is the reality we cannot afford to ignore
After this election, the pro-life
movement's work will still be here.
That was true when we elected pro-life
presidents like Ronald Reagan,
and it was true when we elected pro-abortion
presidents like Barack Obama.
And that's exactly what's going to happen this time.
But if we allow our feelings about
Donald Trump to build walls between us,
- that work will not get done.
What you and I need to 
understand is that we control
how much carnage this 
pro-Trump / anti-Trump confrontation
is going to inflict on the pro-life movement.
The question is:
are we mature enough to disagree with our brothers and sisters without making them our enemies?
Or is our need to be right 
more important to us
than the lives we are trying to save?
Look, the passions surrounding the presidential campaign are completely understandable.
We all realize what's at stake here and
recent Supreme Court decisions
have reinforced just how 
important this race is.
But this assault on pro-lifers by
other pro-lifers has to 
stop and it has to stop now.
If we allow this tension to continue,
it will build until it takes
on a life of its own.
And that would set back 
the pro-life movement decades.
Before this goes any further,
each of us must take some responsibility
for addressing this situation.
What that means is, no matter what you
believe about Donald Trump,
or how strongly you believe it,
do not demonize those pro-lifers 
who sincerely disagree with you -
and don't take their disagreement 
as a personal attack on you.
The fact is, if we allow this
presidential campaign
to fracture the pro-life movement,
the babies lose no matter who's elected...
