--- description: The ad features a 1999 interview in which Trump said he was pro-choice. title: Cruz Super PAC Takes Aim at Trump on Abortion image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab7b39b37ef370dc/69887a713c1639a2ff45bb2d/506635720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Cruz Super PAC Takes Aim at Trump on Abortion by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 25, 2016 5:19 PM CUT  Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, right, greets attendees during a campaign rally in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016\. Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, right, greets attendees during a campaign rally in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016\. Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 25, 2016 5:19 PM CUT A super PAC backing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz fired Monday at Republican front-runner Donald Trump for his statements on abortion more than 15 years ago. Trump’s stance on abortion, a key issue among many conservatives, was questioned in the ad from Keep the Promise 1, one of a network of super PACs supporting Cruz. The ad labels Trump as not being conservative enough for comments the billionaire made during a 1999 television appearance, saying “I am pro-choice in every respect.” Trump has since had a change of heart. On the recent 43rd anniversary of the _Roe v. Wade_ decision, Trump [penned an op-ed](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donald-trump-op-ed-my-vision-for-a-culture-of-life/article/2581271 "undefined") in the Washington _Examiner_ clarifying his stance on the issue. “Let me be clear — I am pro-life,” Trump wrote. “I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me.” Cruz is banking on support for Evangelical Christians to pull ahead of Trump in Iowa. The billionaire is ahead five points of Cruz, in a polling average compiled by RealClearPolitics. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4192615/ted-cruz-donald-trump-abortion-ad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4192615/ted-cruz-donald-trump-abortion-ad/"},"headline":"Cruz Super PAC Takes Aim at Trump on Abortion","datePublished":"2016-01-25T17:19:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:24:56.506Z","description":"Trump was once pro-choice","url":"https://time.com/4192615/ted-cruz-donald-trump-abortion-ad/","keywords":["Donald Trump","abortion","2016 Election topic","ted cruz","campaign ads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab7b39b37ef370dc/69887a713c1639a2ff45bb2d/506635720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab7b39b37ef370dc/69887a713c1639a2ff45bb2d/506635720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Iowa Rally","caption":"Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Iowa Rally","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4192615/ted-cruz-donald-trump-abortion-ad/","name":"Cruz Super PAC Takes Aim at Trump on Abortion"}}]}] ```